The Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Osogbo, on Monday, has nullified the election of Bamidele Salam, who represents Ede Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.
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The three-man panel, headed by Justice Eyo Ita, in their unanimous judgment ordered a rerun in 12 units of the Federal constituency.
Justice Ita, who read the judgment held that there was over-voting in the affected units and there was need for a rerun to know the actual winner of the election.
The panel held that after cancellation of elections in units where over-voting was established, the margin of victory between the winner and the petitioner, was less than the number of registered voters in the affected units.
The tribunal ordered that rerun elections should be held in Ede North, Ede South , Egbedore and Ejigbo .
Adejare
Bello of the All Progressives Congress, APC had challenged the victory of
Salam,PDP as the winner of February 23 National Assembly election in Ede
Federal constituency.
