Tribunal Nullifies Election Of Bayelsa PDP Rep

The National/ States Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal has nullified the election of Mr Fred Agbedi of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency of Bayelsa state.

At the sitting in Yenagoa, on Friday, the tribunal directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to immediately withdraw the certificate issued to him and conduct fresh election in some polling units in the constituency.

It directed INEC to organise a fresh election for 20,000 voters who were unlawfully excluded from the election.

Mr Michael Olomu of the All Progressive Congress, APC had approached the tribunal and prayed to be declared the winner.

Olomu said that he should be declared as the rightful winner of the election due to incidents of violence that marred the electoral process.

He alleged that the violence which was allegedly orchestrated by his opponent, had a significant impact on the election’s integrity.

Olomu said that the election did not take place in five wards, yet results were collated.

he said the wards included Ward 5 (Ebedebiri), Ward 11 (Ofoni, Sagbama), Ward 12 (Ekeremo ), along with Wards 3 and 4 in Ofoni, Sagbama.

Reacting, Agbedi expressed readiness to take part in the supplementary election.

NAN/ConfidenceOkwuchi