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December 8, 2015

Ex-Kogi Speaker sacked by Appeal Court

 The election of a former Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Abdullahi Bello, into Federal House of Assembly has been upturned by an Appeal Court sitting in Abuja.

Delivering judgement in an appeal filed against Bello by Hon. Tijani Damisa, the court ruled that election be conducted in Okene/Ogori-Magongo Federal constituency within 90 days.

The judgement also barred Abdullahi Bello from participating in the rerun election.