Tribunal: Full List of Labour Party House of Reps Members Up for Re-run Election

Prior to this, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was directed by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal to hold new elections in the concerned constituencies.
The Labour Party, Nigeria’s second opposition party, which managed to win the House of Representatives and Senate, has suffered a serious defeat after having its members dismissed by the tribunal and having its earlier election triumph thrown out. TheNigwrian News’ story outlines the members of the LP’s House of Representatives who would run in a new election held by INEC in the upcoming weeks and months;

1. Abia State’s Mr. Ibe Okwara Osunwa

Ibe Okwara Osonwa, the representative-elect for the Abia state’s Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, is one of those whose election victory was nullified by the judiciary.
On Monday, September 11, Osonwa, the legislator chosen on the Labour Party platform, appeared before the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State. He will square off against Daniel Okeke, a contender for the rerun who is a member of the All Progressives Congress.

2. Abui State’s Munachim Alozie

Munachim Alozie’s election as the representative for the Obingwa/Osisioma/Ugwunagbo Federal Constituency in the state of Abia was invalidated by a tribunal headed by Justice Hajaratu Hajjo Lawa. The representative for the federal government will take part in a new election run by INEC. In the interim, the constitution mandates that the supplemental elections for the candidate that the tribunal ordered be held within the next ninety days. In the run-off election, Alozie will compete for his lost position against Ibe Michael Nwoke, the candidate for the Young Progressives Party.

3. Aba North and South Representative Emeka Nnamani

The election of Mr. Emeka Nnamani, who represents the Aba North and South Federal Constituency, was also void due to certificate fraud, according to the Abia state tribunal.

Alex Ikwueche, the candidate for the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the election, was pronounced the winner of the election by the tribunal. The judgment also ordered INEC to remove the certificate of return that was provided to Nnamani and issue a fresh one to Ikwueche. Nnamani was the candidate for the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the election.

4. Thaddeus Atta, who represents Eti-Osa

In the state of Lagos Respectful and laudable The Chief Atta It has been claimed that Thaddeus, who was elected to represent Eti-Osa Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, was dismissed from his position by the parliamentary election petition tribunal in Lagos state, and his election victory was overturned. In the additional poll, Atta will square off against Bankole ‘Banky W’ Wellington and Olajide Obanikoro.

5. Professor Sunday Nnamchi of the Enugu East State University

The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in the state of Enugu overturned Professor Sunday Nnamchi’s election victory. Nnamchi was elected to represent the Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency of Enugu State in the House of Representatives. However, the tribunal ruled that Nnamchi’s victory should not stand. Prof. Nnamchi, the former congressman who was expelled from office, has given instructions to his legal team to appeal the decision at the Court of Appeal.
In the upcoming election, which will be run by INEC, he will take part as a candidate. The tribunal dismisses PDP Federal lawmaker representing Bayelsa. According to another source, the state election tribunal in Yenagoa, which is located in Bayelsa state, has dismissed Hon. Fred Agbedi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and has declared the election for the Sagbama/Ekeremor federal constituency to be invalid. The judge or judges on the panel directed INEC to immediately revoke the certificate of return that had been granted to Hon. Agbedi. A lawmaker from the PDP in Plateau was dismissed by the tribunal. In addition, the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal that was sitting in Jos, which is located in the state of Plateau, overturned Peter Gyengdeng’s election victory so that he would not be the legislator for the Barkin/Riyom Federal Constituency of the state. In a decision that was handed out on Monday, September 11, the tribunal concluded that Fom Chollom, who is affiliated with the Labour Party, is the representative for the federal constituency who was lawfully elected.