The National and state Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State has nullified the election of the Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial district, Prince Buruji Kashamu,over non-compliance with electoral law.
The three- man panel headed by Justice Ebiowei Tobi in their judgment today, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a fresh election in 110 polling units in the Senatorial district within 90 days.
The petition challenging Kashamu’s victory in the March 28 National Assembly elections, was filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Dapo Abiodun.
Kashamu represented the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election.
The tribunal delivered its verdict today having earlier reserved judgment in the petition against Kashamu who is believed to be sponsoring a bill on Mental Health that had gone through first reading on the floor of the senate on Thursday alongside 11 other bills.
The tribunal similarly nullified the election of Hon. Adesegun Adekoya representing Ijebu East, Ijebu North/Ogun waterside, who on Thursday moved a motion for the probe of $407 million probe of $407 million CCTV cameras for Lagos and Abuja.
Aside Adekoya, the elections of five members of the Ogun state assembly were similarly nullified for non-compliance with the electoral law.
The tribunal has ordered fresh elections in the areas affected within the next 90 days. [myad]
