National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal for Sokoto/Zamfara sitting in Sokoto, on Monday, sacked a member of the National Assembly representing Yabo/Shagari federal constituency, Umar Yusuf Yabo popularly called Danmaje.
The Tribunal in a unanimous ruling further ordered the sacked lawmaker to pay 500,000 naira as damages to the petitioner as a cost award.
The judgment three panels of judges and read by the tribunal chairman, Justice Ashu A.Ewah, declared the elections of Danmaje as a member representing the Yabo/Shagari federal Constitution at the House of Representatives as null and void.
Other members of the tribunal include Justice Helen HammanJoda and Justice Ali Changbo respectively.
Justice Ewah said the election which was conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in 2023 and rerun election on 3rd Feb 2024 was marred with malpractices as such declared inclusive.
The tribunal also ordered INEC to organise and conduct another rerun election within the next 90 days from today.
The election is to be conducted in two affected polling units of Shagari local government area
The Tribunal however ordered INEC to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Danmaje and conduct the election in the affected polling units within 90 days.
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