They were removed on Monday after the tribunal agreed with the arguments presented by the petitioners.
The tribunal, therefore, declared the APC candidate, Daniel Chimezie Okeke as the winner and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Ibe Okwara Osonwa and a fresh one should be given to Okeke of APC. In its ruling, the tribunal agreed with the petition brought before it by Alex Mascot of APGA, where the petitioner raised questions concerning the academic qualifications of Emeka Nnamani.
The tribunal ruled that the margin of victory held by Munachim Alozie was too narrow compared with the number of disenfranchised voters during the February 25 election.
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