Which Party is the Biggest Loser? Tribunal Sacks 25 Reps, 5 Senators from APC, PDP, LP in 100 Days
- The 10th National Assembly is barely 100 days old yet at least 25 House of Representatives members and five Senators have been sacked by the court
- While the APC is the biggest casualty in the sacking of the Senators, the ruling party is the biggest beneficiary of the verdicts in the House of Representatives
- So Far, the PDP has lost 12 House of Representatives members, the Labour Party has lost 10 members in the green chamber, while the APC and NNPP have lost three each
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FCT, Abuja - At least 25 House of Representatives Members and five Senators have been sacked by the national assembly election petition tribunals across Nigeria.
While the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged the biggest loser in the Senatorial verdicts, the ruling party has remained the biggest beneficiary of the verdicts given at the tribunals for the House of Representatives seats.
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The development comes barely 100 days after the clerk of the Senate and the House of Representatives inaugurated the 10th National Assembly.
The tribunal verdicts, however, could be temporary in the end as the APC, LP, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) all vowed to file an appeal.
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Senatorial Districts lost by APC, PDP
In Kogi East and Kogi Central senatorial districts, the tribunal upturned the victory of the APC.
The ruling party has also had its victory in the Delta Central and Delta South senatorial districts nullified.
Also, the victory of the PDP in the Plateau South has been set aside by the national assembly election petition tribunal sitting in the state.
States where supplementary elections will be held
The tribunals have also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct supplementary elections in Delta Central, Delta South, and Kogi East Senatorial districts within 90 days.
Also, the tribunals have sacked 26 members of the House of Representatives as of the time of filing this report.
But an appeal court in Abuja has reversed one of them.
So far, the PDP has lost 12 members while the Labour Party has lost ten reps. The APC and NNPP.
Tribunal: "I don't see APC losing control of Reps", Analyst
Legit.ng earlier reported that the tribunals sacked no less than four senators of the APC.
Some Nigerians believe that the ruling party may lose its majority seat if the trend continues.
But Lekan Otufodunrin, a public commentator, told Legit.ng that the ruling APC would still maintain its majority because the sacking cuts across all the political parties.
Source: Legit.ng
