Akure (Ondo) - The election of the Nigeria Federal House of Representatives’ Majority Leader, and member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Colonel Tunde Akogun (Rtd), representing Akoko-Edo Federal constituency of Ondo State, has been nullified by the Edo State Elections Petition Tribunal headed by Justice Elizabeth Iliya.

The tribunal also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct fresh elections in the constituency within the next 90 days.

The tribunal said it nullified the election because of irregularities and the absence of voting in several points in the Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency.

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Abuja - The Nigerian Supreme Court will on Tuesday April 29, begin hearing of the appeals against the election of President Musa Yar’Adua of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), filed by the presidential candidate of the Action Congress (AC) and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and former Military Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd).

Atiku and Buhari are seeking to upturn the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, which turned down their request to void the election that returned Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua as winner of the 2007 presidential election.

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Edo - The Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal yesterday declared former Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) president, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, as the rightful winner of the April 2007 gubernitorial election in Edo State, as it upturned the election of Professor Oserheimen Osunbor.

The tribunal directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Osunbor.” and issue same to Oshiomhole as Governor of Edo State having scored a quarter of total votes cast in 12 of the 18 local governmet areas of the state.

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Markudi - Benue State legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi has nullified the election of the former Benue State Governor, and Senator representing Benue North West Senatorial District in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Senator George Akume. It also cancelled the election of Senator Joseph Akaagerger representing Benue North East, citing  massive malpractices and negligence on the part of INEC.

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Enugu - The election of Enugu’s Governor, Sullivan Chime of the Peoples Democratic Party, has been annulled by the election petition tribunal sitting in Enugu.

The tribunal chairman, Justice Samuel Ottah, delivered the judgment separately in the election petitions brought by the governorship candidates of the Democratic Peoples Party, Rev. Oscar Egwuonwu; Labour Party, Chief Okey Ezea; and Action Congress, Chief Dubem Onyia challenging the declaration of Chime as the winner of the April 14 and 28, 2007 governorship election in Enugu State by INEC.

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