Nigeria: Onwe Receives Certificate of Return From Jega

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega yesterday issued a certificate of return to the winner of the Ebonyi Central Senatorial seat, Emmanuel Onwe.

The Court of Appeal in Enugu had upheld the nullification of Senator Julius Ucha as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2007 elections and agreed with the ruling of the election tribunal that Onwe was unlawfully substituted.

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