Barely twenty-four hours after which Senate George Sekibo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State had his election nullified by the appellate court, two other Senators on the party platform with him in the state have equally been sacked.
The Court sitting in Abuja yesterday, ordered a rerun of Rivers East Senatorial election.
This came after the uimous judgement delivered by a panel of three justices.
The case was filed by Senator Magnus Abe of the All Progressives. Congress (APC) against PDP’s Senator Olaka Wogu who was declared the winner of the election into the Senatorial district by INEC.
The court also nullified the election of Senator Osinaka Ideuzo in similar uimous judgement delivered by Justice Abdullahi.
A rerun of the election in 90 days was ordered by the court.
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, governorship candidate of the APC in Rivers State had yesterday, described the verdict of the Appeal Court which sacked National Assembly members of the PDP as victory, not only for the people of Rivers State but also for those who voted at the March and April elections.