The court said the Senate Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwon, was not validly nominated by the PDP for the 25 February senatorial election.
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has sacked Simon Mwadkwon, the Senate minority leader and lawmaker representing Plateau North under the platform of the
The panel subsequently ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct a rerun for the Plateau North Senatorial seat within 90 days.Chris Giwa of the All Progressives Congress and Gyang Zi of the Labour Party who were dissatisfied with the declaration filed petitions before the National Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, to challenge the victory of Mr Mwadwakon.
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