Suswan Declared Winner Of Zone B Senatorial Election as court sacks Udende

 

  On the 2nd, the  National Assembly  Election Petition Tribunal located  in Makurdi, the  capital of  Benue  State, dismissed Representative  Emmanuel Udende of the All Progressives Congress  (APC) from the Benue Northeast Senatorial Election  and  declared Representative  Gabriel Suswam of the Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) as  the  elected candidate. 

 

  The panel chairman,  Zik-Ikeorha and  other members ruled  in  favor  of the former  governor,  saying Suswam and the PDP  had met  the requirements of the law  by  proving  irregularities such as  mutilation, failure to sign  documents and  failure to vote legally. 

 Senator  Udende's camp,  while reacting to the  defeat, wrote:  

 

  Udende's response,  having been accepted and the necessary fees  having been  paid and  the petitioners  having responded,  cannot be  dismissed  at this stage.  Court decisions. The dismissal motion was revoked in favor  of  Senator  Emmanuel Udende 

 

 Victory,  victory, victory, victory  

 

 From the  Court.  

 

  The evidence provided  by Suswam is  completely insufficient  to  substantiate  his  claim.  

 

 Section 137 cannot be invoked in the case of Suswam's petition  on  the ground  that  his petition is  non-compliant  

 

 He  must pay 100,000  to  Udende,  APC and INEC