DETAIL: Reason why Senator Ifeanyi Ubah was sacked from the Senate
Afnews Editor
Jan 17, 2020
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Senator Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressives Party (YPP).
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Justice Bello Kawu, in a ruling, declined Ubah's request to set aside the earlier order issued in a judgment delivered by the court on April 11, 2019.
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Kawu had, in an earlier judgment, sacked Ubah for allegedly submitting a forged National Examination Council (NECO) certificate, to contest the February 23, 2019 senatorial election.
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The judge also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Ubah.
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Kawu directed that a fresh one be issued to Dr. Obinna Uzoh of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who came second at the election.
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