The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Simon Mwadkwon.
In a ruling on Sunday, the court ruled that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) did not validly nominate Mwadkwon as its candidate and declared his election null and void.
The court, therefore, ordered a re-run election to be conducted within 90 days to determine the new representative for the Plateau North Senatorial District.
The court ruled that the Electoral Act was not fully complied with by the PDP as twelve Local Government Areas (LGA) didn’t participate in the congress organised by the party.
It also cited non-compliance with a subsisting court order as a key factor in the decision.
The pursuit of due process, the court declared, necessitates a fresh election for the Plateau North Senatorial seat meaning the PDP will not be participating in the rerun elections as declared by the appeal court.
The verdict came following a legal battle between Gyang Yaya Zi and the Labour Party (LP) as the 1st and 2nd Appellants, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mwadkwon, and the PDP as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respondents.
