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The National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal for Plateau State has nullified the election of a member of the state House of Assembly representing Langtang South, Mr Vincent Bulus.

The tribunal also banned the lawmaker from contesting for any election for life.

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the April 11 House of Assembly Election. Mr. Jackson Danladi, had filed a petition before the Tribunal challenging the victory of Bulus in the election, alleging that the lawmaker was an ex-convict.

Delivering judgment, Chairman of the tribunal, Justice O O Akeredolu, said the respondent was not qualified to contest the election having been convicted of an offence in line with Section 107(1)(d) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.

Justice Akeredolu said: "The respondent, having been convicted of an offence involving fraud and dishonesty by a court of law, was not qualified to contest the election into the Plateau State House of Assembly to represent Langtang South constituency.

"That the election and return of the first respondent as member of Plateau State House of Assembly to represent Langtang South is a nullify."

However, the tribunal, while observing that the petitioner obtained the second highest number of votes, held that a fresh election should be conducted into the constituency.

cephaswizzy:
The tribunal also banned the lawmaker from contesting for any election for life. Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)

abduljabbar4:
Pdp is evil. N u will see their foolish members wailing over minor mistakes of APC l

Rexology:
Why do we allow these Politicians to continue to deceive us to the extent of not knowing that they are all the same. 70% of APC members today were members of PDP yesterday , they started their political career in PDP, they were thought politics in PDP. Imagine OBJ that spent 8years out of 16years of PDP mess is now an APC adviser.

PRYCE:
Never heard this kinda ish before!

abduljabbar4:
Pdp is evil. N u will see their foolish members wailing over minor mistakes of APC l

Rexology:
Why do we allow these Politicians to continue to deceive us to the extent of not knowing that they are all the same. 70% of APC members today were members of PDP yesterday , they started their political career in PDP, they were thought politics in PDP. Imagine OBJ that spent 8years out of 16years of PDP mess is now an APC adviser.

cephaswizzy:
The tribunal also banned the lawmaker from
contesting for any election for life.
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)

oluvick:
Were they sleeping while he contested the election?

autotrader014:
Ur level of ignorance is quite alarming.. So APC members are angels? Who are the APC members? Are dey not all founding fathers of PDP? Nigerians can be so gullible