The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar, on Wednesday, nullified the election of Mr Alex Egbonna of the All Progressive Congress (APC) representing Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency of Cross River.

The Tribunal upheld the petition filed by Mr John- Gaul Lebo, who contested for the seat under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The petitioner had approached the tribunal asking it to anull Egbonna’s election due to massive irregularities and his ineligiblity to contest in the election.
Lebo had contended that Egbonna was not the rightful candidate of the APC.

Delivering judgment on the case, Justice Vincent Agbata, Chairman of the three-man tribunal agreed with the petitioner that as at Feb. 23, 2019, Egbonna was not qualified to contest in the election of which he was declared winner.

Agbata therefore declared all the votes scored by Egbonna in the said election as defiant votes, invalid and unlawful.

He further declared that, Lebo, the candidate of the PDP who scored the highest number of valid votes in the election, be issued with certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The Tribunal also directed the commission to withdraw the certificate earlier issued to Egbonna.

Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the judgment, lead counsel to Lebo, Aniah Ikwen said they were happy with the judgment and would take steps to actualise it.

“The judgment said Alex should vacate and handover to John Gaul, but should he want to pursue the option of going on appeal, we will meet him at the Court of Appeal”, he said.

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By the time election petition tribunals start issuing judgements; there will so many casualties in APC and PDP that has never been seen since the advent of democracy.

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If this fight for power was about the good of the people, it would have been lovely.
But, they fight for power, only to enrich themselves.

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hope ua sure ev this.

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That laugh wey him dey laugh no enter him belle ooh. I dey cry for him mind


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Now we have seen him.....so what

good for democracy

Senatordave1....always analysing how apc will take over the 36 states...while your state is a one-party state led by the opposition PDP.... Oya oooo

APC 's Ndoma-Egba's petition was flung through the window yesterday.

He has stepped on powerful toes!

End of the road

EFCC will come for him later

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Well it’s Cross river
Am waiting for such judgements in Lagos , Osun etc

What then happens to all the allowances he has pocketed

Egbonna. Igboman from cross river. Like lyel imoke. Seems that these guys are in many ss states.

He is a man of the people in Abi/Yakurr.

Supreme court loading or court of appeal.

Ok. It is noted.

Another pointer to the fact that INEC is useless and worthless.

Nigeria is funny. How can inec print ballot paper for someone who isn't qualified to contest? If it's election irregularities alone, its understandable.

Inec has failed really.