The Imo State National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal has sacked a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker, Ikenga Ugochinyere.
The three-member panel of the tribunal which conducted its proceedings in Nasarawa State, held that the House of Representatives member was not validly nominated by the PDP to contest the Ideato North/South Federal Constituency election that was held on February 25.
The tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a supplementary election in the constituency within 90 days.
The tribunal in its lead judgement that was delivered by its Chairman, Justice Anthony Olotu Akpovi, specifically directed the electoral body to conduct the supplementary poll in 55 polling units where elections were not held on February 25.
It held that the PDP and its candidate should be excluded from the supplementary election.
The judgement followed a petition that was lodged before the tribunal by the candidate of the…