BARELY a year to the expiration of the 8th National Assembly, the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sacked the Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District, Sen Attai Ai’doko from the Upper Legislative chamber. Justice Kolawole who ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw forthwith, the Certificate of Return issued to Senator Aidoko, also ordered the Clerk of the National Assembly to swear in AVM Alfa to replace the sacked lawmaker. Having held that that Aidoko was not properly nominated by the PDP for the March 2015 National Assembly Elections, the court ordered the clerk of the National Assembly to withdraw all privileges being accorded Aidoko. The court, consequently awarded a cost of N750,000 each, against Aidoko and the PDP, to be paid to Air Marshal Alfa. However, the PDP, while submitting the list of candidates for the Senatorial election to INEC, substituted Alfa’s name with that of Aidoko for undisclosed reasons.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 13, 2018 16:31 UTC