The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Minna on Friday upturned the result of the Niger East Senatorial by-election conducted on August 30, 2014.
The by-election was concluded on September 6, 2014 in favour of Barrister David Umaru of All Progressives Congress.
The Chairman of the three-man tribunal, Justice Ibrahim Bako, gave the verdict in a judgement that lasted for hours.
Justice Bako saw the APC candidate returning with 79,779 votes as against Dr. Shem Zagbayi Nuhu of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who had 68,525 votes.
The APC candidate had petitioned the tribunal, challenging the declaration of his PDP opponent as winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
This brings the number of APC Senators in the state to two – Niger East and Niger North Senatorial districts, while PDP hold on to its control of Niger South Senatorial district.

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