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Tribunal Nullifies APC Lawmaker’selection For Not Attaining 30yrs by frankman365(m): 9:22pm On Oct 06, 2015 |
The election of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) lawmaker
representing Suleja constituency in
the Niger State House of Assembly,
Hon. Murtala Badaru, has been
nullified by the State and National
Assembly elections petitions tribunal
in Minna, the Niger state capital.
Shaibu Iya of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) had challenged the
election of Badaru on the grounds of
certificate forgery and underage.
In his judgment, Olatunde Oshodi,
chairman of the tribunal, said Badaru
was not found guilty of certificate
forgery as alleged by the petitioner.
However, Oshodi nullified the election
on the ground that Badaru has not
attained the constitutional age of 30
years, required to be a lawmaker.
He nullified the election and ordered
the Independent National Electoral
Commisssion (INEC) to conduct fresh
elections within 90 days.
Reacting, Chris Osuagwu, counsel to
Badaru, told journalists that his client
would appeal the judgment.
Meanwhile, the tribunal had affirmed
the election of Musa Sule (APC-
Kachia) in the state house of
assembly.
The tribunal held that Ibrahim
Ndaman of the PDP, failed to prove
beyond reasonable doubt that Sule
forged his certificate from Zungeru
Polytechnic and was an ex-convict.
It dismissed the case for lack of merit
and ordered the petitioner to pay the
sum of N100, 000 each to the first
(Sule) and second (APC) respondents
in the matter as cost.
Source: www.vanguardngr.com |
Re: Tribunal Nullifies APC Lawmaker’selection For Not Attaining 30yrs by Redomi(m): 9:24pm On Oct 06, 2015 |
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