Elections Tribunal: Speaker of the Taraba state House of Assembly sacked

Elections Tribunal: Speaker of the Taraba state House of Assembly sacked

 

 

The Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jalingo today nullified the election of the Speaker of the Taraba state House of Assembly, Abel Diah, of the PDP. According to the tribunal, elections were only conducted in eight polling units out of  nine polling units which is contrary to the provision of the 2010 Electoral Act. By this, INEC is to conduct fresh polls within 90 days in the affected polling units.