Enchantment Courtroom sacks Senate minority whip

The Courtroom of Enchantment, Lagos Division, has sacked Darlington Nwokocha, the Senate minority chief whip, representing Abia Central below the platform of the Labour Social gathering (LP).

The court docket declared Augustine Akobundu of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) because the genuine winner of the 25 February election within the senatorial district.

The court docket delivered the judgement on Saturday.

Mr Akobundu, a retired colonel, is a former minister of state for Defence and former nationwide organising secretary of the PDP.

Together with his court docket victory, the PDP now has a senator from Abia State. The northern senatorial district is represented by Orji Kalu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) whereas the southern district seat is held by Enyinnaya Abaribe of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

With the sack of Mr Nwokocha, the entire variety of senators sacked up to now by the enchantment court docket from the tenth meeting has risen 4.

Elisha Abbo (Adamawa North) was the primary to be sacked adopted by Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere (Kogi Central).

Simon Mwadkwon (Plateau North) and the Senate minority chief, was the third senator that was eliminated by the enchantment court docket. It, nonetheless, ordered the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) to conduct a rerun inside 90 days.

Messers Abbo and Sadiku-Ohere are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Mr Mwadkwon is a member of the PDP and the minority chief of the senate.