Nigeria: Election Tribunal Nullifies Lawmaker's Election in Kano

26 September 2011

Kano — The Election Tribunal sitting in Kano has nullified the victory of Alhaji Lawan Shehu of All Nigeria Peoples Party from Bichi Federal constituency.

Delivering her verdict on a petition brought before the Election Tribunal by the Peoples Democratic Party the Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Mukthar Abimbola said the election was nullified based on the ground of exclusion of the name of the Congress for Progressive Change(CPC) Alhaji Abdulllahi Damargu from the ballot paper

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