Appeal Court Sacks Senator Sekibo, Other PDP Lawmakers

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Appeal Court Sacks Senator Sekibo, Other PDP Lawmakers

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state has been gripped by fear as the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja yesterday, December 10, sacked Senator George Thompson Sekibo and others with APC candidates having all its appeals upheld.

The sacked senator had been representing Rivers East Senatorial District in the National Assembly since 1999.

At the 7th National Assembly, Sekibo was Chairman, Committee on Defence. He was considered very close to former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience, and so, wielded much influence.

Sekibo was not the only casualty of the appeals filed by candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC). Also thrown out of the National Assembly by the Court of Appeal on same Thursday was Hon. Blessing Nsiegbe.

Nsiegbe, until her removal, had represented Port Harcourt Constituency 2 in the Federal House of Representatives under PDP ticket.

Senator George Sekibo (Rivers East Senatorial District)
Appeal court sacks Senator George Sekibo (Rivers East Senatorial District)
A top PDP source has described Sekibo’s sack as “shocking”. The source said that Sekibo’s loss was unexpected.

“We are in shock over Senator George Sekibo’s loss at the Court of Appeal. We had considered his matter as one of those already in our kitty. Now that he has been sacked, it means we are not sure of anything,” the source said.

The Court had ordered that fresh elections be conducted within 90 days by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in the affected senatorial district and Federal Constituency in Rivers state all the cases in favour of APC.

Also, the Court of Appeal delivered judgment on the following National Assembly Elections Petitions Appeals today and the following appeals were upheld, elections of the PDP NASS members nullified and INEC ordered to conduct fresh elections within 90 days.
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Port Harcourt federal constituency 2 Blessing Nsiegbe (PDP) vs Collins Owhonda (APC)

Obio/Akpor federal constituency
Tony Okocha (APC) vs Kingsley Chinda (PDP),
Ikwerre/Emohua federal constituency Chidi Whioka (APC) vs Boniface Emeremgwa (PDP)

Okrika/Ogu/Bolo federal constituency Maureen Tamuno (APC) vs Bright Gogo (PDP),

Etche/Omuma federal constituency Ogbonna Nwuke (APC) vs Chief Jerome Amadi (PDP)

It has been a clean sweep for APC, while Senator Magnus Abe,APC and Senator Olaka Wogu for Rivers South East would be adjudicated today, Friday, December 11 at the Court of Appeal.
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