which voided his election in favour of the candidate of the People Democratic Party was politically-motivated to punish him for not supporting the emergence of Senator Godswill Akpabio as the Senate President.
The Tribunal, in its judgement, dismissed Yohanna’s petition for lacking in merit and affirmed Abbo’s election.The Court of Appeal, after hearing arguments from both parties, agreed with Usman that based on Section 137 of the Electoral Act, 2022, the results tendered clearly showed that there was no compliance with the Electoral Act.The court, thereafter, deducted the invalid votes from the parties and found that Yohanna and PDP won the election by majority of lawful votes cast.
In an interview with journalists on Monday in Abuja, Abbo specifically mentioned Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as the next target for removal from the Senate.
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