The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal had already fired certain House of Representatives members and directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hold new elections in impacted seats.
The Labour Party, Nigeria’s second opposition party, which won the House of Representatives and Senate, has suffered a huge defeat after the tribunal fired their members and declared their prior election triumph null and void. This article by TheNigwrian News outlines the LP’s House of Representatives members who will take part in a new election conducted by INEC in the next weeks and months.
1. Mr. Ibe Okwara Osunwa (Abia state)
Ibe Okwara Osonwa, the House of Representatives member-elect for Abia state’s Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, is among those whose election victory was overturned by the tribunal.
On Monday, September 11, Osonwa, the lawmaker elected on the platform of the Labour Party, appeared before the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Umuahia, Abia State’s capital. In the repeat, he will face All Progressives Congress candidate Daniel Okeke.
2. Munachim Alozie (Abia state)
Munachim Alozie was elected to represent the Obingwa/Osisioma/Ugwunagbo Federal Constituency in Abia state by a panel led by Justice Hajaratu Hajjo Lawa. INEC will hold a new election for the federal legislator. Meanwhile, the tribunal-ordered supplementary elections for the candidate will take place within the next 90 days, according to the constitution. In the supplemental election, Alozie will face the candidate of the Young Progressives Party, Ibe Michael Nwoke.
Mr. Emeka Nnamani (Aba North and South)
Similarly, the Abia state tribunal overturned the election of Mr. Emeka Nnamani, who represented Aba North and South Federal Constituency, for certificate falsification.
The tribunal found the winner of the election to be Alex Ikwueche, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, and ordered INEC to remove the certificate of return issued to Nnamani and issue a fresh one to Ikwueche. 4. Thaddeus Atta (Eti-Osa, Lagos) Honourable Thank you, Achief. Thaddeus, the House of Representatives member-elect for Eti-Osa Federal Constituency, was purportedly fired by the Lagos state parliamentary election petition tribunal, and his election victory was annulled. In the additional poll, Atta will compete against Bankole ‘Banky W’ Wellington and Olajide Obanikoro. 5. Sunday Nnamchi (Enugu East) Professor The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in the state overturned Professor Sunday Nnamchi’s election victory as the member representing Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency of Enugu State in the House of Representatives. Prof Nnamchi, the fired politician, has asked his legal team to appeal the decision to the Court of Appeal.
He will take part in a new election, which will be held by INEC. Tribunal dismissals PDP Bayelsa federal legislator According to another source, the state election tribunal in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, declared the election of the Sagbama/Ekeremor federal seat null and void and fired Hon Fred Agbedi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The judicial panel directed INEC to immediately remove the certificate of return granted to Hon Agbedi. In Plateau, a tribunal dismisses a PDP lawmaker. In addition, the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, located in Jos, Plateau state, overturned Peter Gyengdeng’s election victory as the state’s member for the Barkin/Riyom Federal Constituency. In a judgement issued on Monday, September 11, the tribunal determined Fom Chollom of the Labour Party to be the legitimately elected representative for the federal constituency.
