Supreme Court to determine fate of two more Benue Reps

Similarly, the APC member representing Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District in the upper chamber, Senator Bassey Akpan, is expecting the Court of Appeal to determine the winner of the 2015 legislative election in the state between him and a former member of the House of Representatives, Bassey Etim. Interestingly, the two Benue Reps were dragged to the court by members of their party, Messrs Frank Utor and George Mdu, who contested the primary election with them. Utor claimed that he won the party’s primary election but that Tarkighir’s name was submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission. Mbu, on the other hand, is challenging Wayo’s election on the grounds of qualification. The Legal Adviser of the party in the state, Omale Omale, told our reporter that litigation arising from the conduct of elections was normal in a democracy. “What happened at the Supreme Court, where a panel of judges, in their wise counsel, determined cases to sack those National Assembly members, should not be strange or novel to people,” he said.]]>