Tribunal declares APC candidate as winner of Niger East Senatorial bye election

 A National Assembly election Tribunal sitting in Minna has nullified the election of Dr Shem Nuhu Zagbayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last Niger East by-election.

It ordered that David Umar of the All Progressives Congress (APC) be returned as duly elected Senator for Niger East.

The Chairman of the 3-man tribunal, Justice Ibrahim Bako gave the verdict in a judgement that lasted for hours.

Justice Bako saw the APC candidate returning with 79,779 votes as against Dr. Shem Zagbayi Nuhu of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had 68,525 votes.

Umaru of APC had petitioned the tribunal challenging the declaration of Nuhu of PDP by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the by-election.