Senate yet to swear in Cross River senator-elect one month after Supreme Court verdict

declared him the winner of a senatorial election in Cross River, Arigbe Jarigbe is yet to be sworn-in by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan.

The apex court, on February 25, ordered that he should be issued a Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission and be sworn in as the senator representing Cross River North District.In the split decision, the apex court dismissed the appeal filed by Stephen Odey challenging the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which earlier declared Mr Jarigbe as the valid candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party .

However, an Abuja division of the Court of Appeal declared Mr Jarigbe as the duly nominated candidate of the PDP and the rightful winner of the election against Mr Odey, who was earlier declared by INEC and sworn in by the Senate. The court also ordered the INEC to immediately issue a certificate of return to Mr Jarigbe and withdraw the one earlier issued to Mr Odey.

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