The member representing Aniocha-Oshimili Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Ngozi Okolie, has faulted the tribunal judgment that annulled his election. Describing the judgment as “unlawful,' Okolie who spoke to journalists in Delta State, said that the judgment had no legal basis. He cited the recent court judgement in Atiku vs Tinubu, APC, in which the court ruled that issues of candidacy were the internal affairs of political parties.
Labour Party National Assembly Member, Okolie Rejects Tribunal Ruling, Says Judgment Lacks Legal BasisDescribing the judgment as “unlawful," Okolie who spoke to journalists in Delta State, said that the judgment had no legal basis.The member representing Aniocha-Oshimili Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Ngozi Okolie, has faulted the tribunal judgment that annulled his election.
SaharaReporters had reported on Monday that the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, nullified the election of Okolie, who was elected on the platform of the Labour Party. The former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and candidate of PDP, Ndidi Elumelu, filed a petition before the tribunal praying it to disqualify Okolie.
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