Tribunal Nullifies Election of Engr Simon Atigwe, Declares Labour Party’s Dennis Agbo Winner.
In a significant ruling, the bye-election petition tribunal sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has nullified the election of Engr Simon Atigwe, the House of Representatives member representing Igboeze North/Udenu Federal Constituency.
The tribunal declared Hon. Dennis Agbo, the candidate of the Labour Party, as the rightful winner of the rerun election held on February 3rd, 2024.
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This decision follows a legal battle that began after Agbo initially secured the seat during the 2023 general election. However, his victory was subsequently annulled by the Court of Appeal, which ordered a rerun in ten polling units.
The petition that led to Agbo’s initial removal was filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who contested that the result sheets from the affected units did not include the APC’s scores.
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Agbo had led the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate by over 10,000 votes before the court ordered the rerun.
In the tribunal’s ruling, Agbo’s win in the rerun was confirmed, securing his position as the legitimate representative of the Igboeze North/Udenu Federal Constituency.
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