The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal hearing
petitions from Rivers State but sitting in Apo, Abuja has confirmed the
December 10, 2016 election of Senator Magnus Abe.
The Tribunal in a unanimous ruling declared that Magnus Abe
was rightly elected by the electorates in Rivers South-East in accordance with
the provisions of the Electoral Act.
The Tribunal, therefore, dismissed the petition of Olaka
Nwogu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who had challenged Abe’s election
as the senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District.
Meanwhile, the APC suffered loss as the Tribunal dismissed
the petition of Maureen Tamuno, the party’s candidate for the 2015 National
Assembly election.
The petitioner, who contested the 2015 House of
Representatives seat on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, had
sought to reverse the election victory of Gogo Bright Tamuno for the
Okrika-Ogu-Bolo Federal Constituency seat.
By Victor Azubuike
