Breaking:: Court of Appeal sack APC Kwara lawmaker ,declared PDP candidate winner

Breaking:: Court of Appeal sack APC Kwara lawmaker  ,declared PDP candidate winner 

By Babatunde Abdulrasaq


The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin has sacked the APC lawmaker Representing Ilorin South State Constituency at the kwara State House of Assembly, Hon Oluwanilo.

The Appeal court therefore declared PDP Candidate, Hon. Jimoh Abdulraheem Agboola winner of March 9, 2019 election.

The court also ordered Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a fresh Certificate of return to the PDP candidate.

The Appeal court held that APC didn’t have a candidate for the election. ‘…thus the next candidate that scored the next highest votes which is the PDP candidate by name, Jimoh Raheem Agboola be declared’

The PDP Candidate challenged the eligibility of APC candidate and his party nomination process at the tribunal.

The Election Tribunal had earlier ordered for fresh election in Ilorin south state constituency.

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