NASS Election: APC, PDP, SDP Lawmakers Drag INEC To Tribunal

Senator Smart Adeyemi, Miss Natasha Akpoti and Sen. Ahmed Ogembe have filed petitions against the conduct and outcome of the National Assembly election held in Kogi State on February 23.
The Secretary of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal, Mrs Aisha Mana, confirmed this to newsmen yesterday in Lokoja.
Mana said that the petitions filed by Adeyemi, Akpoti and Ogembe’s petitions were among the 10 received by the tribunal by aggrieved candidates who participated in the election.
Our correspondent reports that Adeyemi contested on the platform of APC, Akpoti, SDP and Ogembe, PDP in the election.
Adeyemi, a two-term senator lost to his closest rival, Sen. Dino Melaye in Kogi West senatorial district, Natasha and Ogembe contested and lost the senatorial election in Kogi Central to MrYakubuOseni of APC.
Others who have filed their petitions at the tribunal included, according to Mana are: MrsHabiba Muhammed Deen of PDP who lost the Ankpa-Omala-Olamaboro Federal Constituency election to MrAbdulahi Ibrahim of APC.
Mr. Emmanuel Egwu also of PDP lost the Idah-Ibaji-Igalamela Federal Constituency election to Mr David Zacharis of APC.
Other petitioners were: MrAbimbola Henry Tuesday of APC lost the Yagba Federal Constituency election to MrLekeAbejide of SDP.
Mr. OnimisiItopa of PDP lost the Okene-OgoriMagongo Federal Constituency election to Mr. Bello Joseph Asuku of APC.
Mr. Wemi Jones Ojo of the APC, who is challenging the election of MrTajudeen Yusuf of PDP who is the Representative-elect for Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency.
Also, Mr. Ibrahim Shaba Isah of PDP is also contesting the election of MrAbdulkareemWambai of APC as the Representative-elect for the Lokoja-Kogi Federal Constituency seat.