BREAKING: Appeal Court Sacks APC Senator Ishaku Abbo, Declares PDP Winner
- Senator Ishaku Abbo of the Adamawa North Senatorial District has been sacked by a Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday
- Abbo, in a statement on Monday, confirmed his sacking to journalists and promised to hold a press conference soon
- The sacked senator described the verdict of the court as a gang-up that was temporarily successful
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FCT, Abuja - Ishaku Abbo, the Senator representing the Adamawa North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has been sacked by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja.
According to Channels Television, the lawmaker confirmed that the court voided his election and then ruled in favour of Amos Yohanna, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared and returned Abbo as the winner of the February 25 national assembly election in the Senatorial District.
Court asks INEC to withdraw Abbo's certificate
However, the court of appeal has directed the electoral body to withdraw the certificate issued to the embattled senator and issue a new one to Yohanna of the PDP in the senatorial district.
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The embattled Senator Abbo described his sacking as a gang-up that temporarily worked out, adding that he would soon deliver a press conference in relation to that.
He said:
"The Court Appeal in Abuja just voided my election. The gang-up has temporarily worked. I will soon address the press."
Senator Abbo vows to lead campaigns for Creative Economy Commission
Abbo is the chairman of the Senate committee on entertainment economy and recently vowed to champion the campaign to establish the Creative Economy Commission.
During his visit to the family of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, the senator said the bill has the backing of President Bola Tinubu, and it has been passed.
According to him, the bill sought to set up funds for the victims of “such instances where their families can benefit like the EndSARS victims or victims of violence or extremism.”
Mohbad: "Anyone indicted will be prosecuted", Senator Abbo
Legit.ng earlier reported that Senator Ishaku Abbo, an APC senator from Adamawa State, has vowed that anyone indicted in the death of Mohbad would not escape prosecution.
The lawmaker paid his condolence visit to the late singer's family alongside two Nollywood actresses, Tonto Dikeh and Iyabo Ojo.
According to Abbo, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Creative, the Senate has passed a bill to create funds for victims of such instances.
Source: Legit.ng
