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End of the Road for Elumelu of PDP as Court of Appeals reverses victor at the Tribunal Affirms LP’s Ngozi’s victory.

In Abuja on Thursday, The Court of Appeal sitting has set aside the judgment of the National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal in Asaba, Delta State.

The court affirmed the Labour Party candidate, Mr Ngozi Okolie, as the duly elected lawmaker. Ngozi Okolie of LP polled a total vote of 53,879 to defeat the incumbent minority leader Elumelu of the Peoples Democratic Party who pulled 33,456 while Tony Nwaake of polled 11, 712 votes.

Earlier, the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, declared Ndudi Elumelu of the PDP as the winner of the 2023 House of Representatives election for the constituency, in July

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