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Tribunal sacks Kogi Central Senator, declares PDP’s Natasha as rightful election winner

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The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, has nullified the victory of Sen. Abubakar Ohere as the winner of the Kogi Central senatorial election, ruling that Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan was the actual winner of the election.

The Tribunal Chairman, Justice K. A. Orjiako, who read the unanimous judgement of the three-man panel, said the results of Senator Ohere were inflated in nine polling units of Ajaokuta Local Government Area (LGA) while that of Natasha was intentionally reduced in the areas by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as well as three other polling units result that was deliberately not entered for Natasha in the same LGA.

The court after making the proper correction, declared Natasha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the poll having polled 54,074 votes against Ohere of the APC who polled 51,291 votes.

The judgement is the second time today the tribunal is sacking a Senator in Kogi state, after already sacking the lawmaker representing Logi East, Jibrin Isah who is also of the APC.

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