Tribunal Sacks PDP’s Ogbee, Declares APC’s Ogar Winner Of Ebonyi Rep Seat

The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in
Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Monday sacked the candidate of the
member representing Ikwo\Ezza South Federal Constituency, Lazarus
Ogbee.

Ogbee was declared winner of the election conducted on 23rd
February 2019 by the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC).

The Tribunal headed by Justice Sika Henry Aprioku also declared
his opponent and plaintiff in the matter, Chinedu Ogar of the All
Progressive Congress, (APC) as the winner of the election.
Ogar had gone to court to challenge the results of the election
claiming that his votes were erroneously reduced by INEC to favour
of Ogbee.

The court agreed with him and restored the voter canceled in
over 10,000 wards earlier canceled by INEC in some wards Ikwo and
in Onueke Urban in Ezza South.

The final results of the election should be 36,238 votes for the
APC as against PDP’s 33,263 votes.

The Tribunal also directed INEC to immediately issue the APC
candidate certificate of return and withdraw the one issued earlier
to the PDP candidate.
Details shortly…

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