Tribunal sacks Niger APC lawmaker over age
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The Niger State National and State Assembly Elections Petitions
Tribunal, sitting in Minna, on Tuesday nullified the election of
Murtala Badaru of the All Progressives Congress, representing
Suleja, in the Niger State House of Assembly.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the petitioner, Shaibu
Iya, of the Peoples Democratic Party, had challenged the
election of Badaru on the grounds of certificate forgery and
being underage.
The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Olatunde Oshodi, while
delivering judgment, said Badaru was not found guilty of
certificate forgery as alleged by the petitioner.
Justice Oshodi, however, held that Badaru did not attain the
constitutional age of 30 to be a lawmaker.
He thereafter nullified the election and ordered the Independent
National Electoral Commission to conduct a fresh election within
90 days.
Counsel for Badaru, Mr Chris Osuagwu, told newsmen that his
client would appeal the judgment.
Meanwhile, the tribunal upheld the election of Alhaji Musa Sule
(APC-Kachia) in the state House of Assembly.
The tribunal held that the petitioner, Ibrahim Ndaman of the PDP,
failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Sule forged his
certificate from Zungeru Polytechnic and was an ex-convict.
It dismissed the case for lack of merit and ordered the petitioner
to pay the sum of N100,000 each to the first (Sule) and second
(APC) respondents in the matter as cost.
The Niger State National and State Assembly Elections Petitions
Tribunal, sitting in Minna, on Tuesday nullified the election of
Murtala Badaru of the All Progressives Congress, representing
Suleja, in the Niger State House of Assembly.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the petitioner, Shaibu
Iya, of the Peoples Democratic Party, had challenged the
election of Badaru on the grounds of certificate forgery and
being underage.
The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Olatunde Oshodi, while
delivering judgment, said Badaru was not found guilty of
certificate forgery as alleged by the petitioner.
Justice Oshodi, however, held that Badaru did not attain the
constitutional age of 30 to be a lawmaker.
He thereafter nullified the election and ordered the Independent
National Electoral Commission to conduct a fresh election within
90 days.
Counsel for Badaru, Mr Chris Osuagwu, told newsmen that his
client would appeal the judgment.
Meanwhile, the tribunal upheld the election of Alhaji Musa Sule
(APC-Kachia) in the state House of Assembly.
The tribunal held that the petitioner, Ibrahim Ndaman of the PDP,
failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Sule forged his
certificate from Zungeru Polytechnic and was an ex-convict.
It dismissed the case for lack of merit and ordered the petitioner
to pay the sum of N100,000 each to the first (Sule) and second
(APC) respondents in the matter as cost.
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