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The House of Representatives tribunal on Rerun Election has sacked the member representing Igboeze North/Udenu federal constituency, Rt. Hon. Simon Atigwe.
Atigwe, a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the rerun election was declared the winner of the election held on February 3rd, 2024.
Hon. Agbo argued that the election was marred by wrong computation of result, substantial non compliance to the electoral act among others.
In their ruling on Wednesday, 14th August, the Tribunal headed by Justice H N Kunaza said that the petition had merit and declared Rt. Hon. Dennis Nnamdi Agbo the actual winner of Igbo Eze North/ Udenu Federal constituency.
Justice Kunaza’s panel declared invalid, null and void the 2000 votes added to the PDP candidate and restored the votes of 25th February 2023 of 14229 for the PDP and 28870 for the LP candidate Rt Hon Dennis Agbo.