The Niger State National and State Assembly
Elections Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Minna, on Tuesday nullified the
election of Murtala Badaru of the All Progressives Congress. He reprsents
Suleja, in the Niger State House of Assembly.
Badaru’s election was challenged by Shaibu
Iya, of the Peoples Democratic Party, on two grounds – certificate forgery and
being underage.
While the tribunal did not find Badaru guilty on the issue of
forgery, it ruled that he had not attained the constitutional age of 30 that is
required to be a lawmaker.
The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice
Olatunde Oshodi, nullified the election and ordered the Independent National
Electoral Commission to conduct a fresh election within 90 days.
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