BREAKING: Appeal Court Sacks Speaker of House of Assembly

BREAKING: Appeal Court Sacks Speaker of House of Assembly

  • The Court of Appeal on Tuesday, November 28, nullified the victory of Ibrahim Balarabe in Umaisha/Ugya state constituency of Nasarawa state
  • Balarabe, who flew the flag of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 2023 election, is the speaker of the Nasarawa state house of assembly
  • Balarabe was declared the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of his PDP opponent, but the Appeal Court has ruled otherwise

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 6-year-experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria

Lafia, Nasarawa state - The Court of Appeal (CoA), Abuja, on Tuesday, November 28, sacked the Nasarawa state house of assembly speaker, Ibrahim Balarabe.

The appellate court proceeded to declare Ibrahim Abdullahi Sa’ad of the People Democratic Party (PDP) as the authentic winner of the March 18 election in the state, Daily Trust reported.

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Appeal Court sacks Speaker Ibrahim Balarabe

Sacked Balarabe is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

According to the court, PDP's Sa’ad is the rightful winner of the March election for Umaisha/Ugya state constituency.

A report by The Punch also noted this development.

Appeal Court gives verdict on Sule's election

In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that the Court of Appeal in Abuja affirmed the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state.

The appellate court set aside the judgement of the tribunal which sacked the Nasarawa governor.

2 Speakers emerge in Nasarawa

Legit.ng also reported that Governor Sule shed light on the crisis that rocked the state house of assembly where two speakers emerged.

The new speakers are Balarabe and Daniel Ogah Ogazi, a lawmaker from the Kokona East constituency.

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The governor said his effort to broker peace was aborted as they stood their ground.

Police seal off Nasarawa Assembly

In another related news, Legit.ng reported that the police in Nasarawa sealed off the House of Assembly complex in the state.

The police said they decided to take that step to avert a breakdown of law and order.

Speaking on why police had to seal off the assembly complex, Ramhan Nansel, the state police public relations officer, said the action was due to a directive by the state commissioner of police, Maiyaki Mohammed-Baba.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng and a certified journalist with over 9 years of experience. He edited Politics Nigeria's articles, was the Acting Editor of AllNews Nigeria and Fact-Checking Researcher (Africa Check). He received his HND in Mass Communication from The Polytechnic Ibadan. He received a Certificate of Achievement (Journalism Clinic’s Fix The Leak masterclass, 2021) and also completed Google News Initiative's Advance digital reporting curriculum. Contact him at ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.