Court sacks Aidoko as Kogi East Senator

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court Abuja on Wednesday sacked a Senator representing Kogi West of the People’s Democratic Party senator Atai Aidoko.

In his judgement the court held that Aidoko was not property nominated by the PDP for the March 2015 election.

He also ordered the immediate swearing of Air Marshall Isaac Alfa by the clerk of the National Assembly of the PDP.

The court also ordered the electoral empire to issue a fresh certificate of return to Alfa being the winner of the December 7 2014 PDP primaries into the National Assembly election.

However the court awarded a cost of N750, 000 each to the PDP and INEC.

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Court sacks Aidoko as Kogi East Senator

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