Two days after sacking Jibrin, Appeal Court quashes another top APC lawmaker’s election in Kaduna

Exactly two days after the Court of Appeal sacked a member of the House of Representatives from Kano State, Abdulmumin Jibrin, another lawmaker on the All Progressive Congress (APC) platform has been sent packing from the Kaduna State House of Assembly.

This time, a Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna has nullified the election of the House Leader in the Assembly, Alhassan Doguwa.

READ ALSO: Sen. Abbo alleges shoddy job after contractors collect N2.2bn to repair bridges destroyed by B’Haram

The court in a unanimous judgment on Monday quashed the entire election in the two local government areas Mr. Doguwa represents.

In a judgment delivered by Justice Oludotun Adefope-Okojie, the court ordered fresh elections in Tudunwada and Doguwa Federal Constituency.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now