Breaking: Tribunal Sacks Speaker, 20 House of Assembly Lawmakers in Rivers State

October 26, 2015128 views0

Breaking: Tribunal Sacks Speaker, 20 House of Assembly Lawmakers in Rivers State

2015-10-26T18:43:47+00:00

By Correspondent

Barely 48 hours after the sack of Rivers State Governor, the Rivers State Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday nullified the election of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly and 20 other lawmakers from the state.The lawmakers were elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).The annulled election which was held on April 11, 2015 was adjudged to be marred with rigging and violence.