Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja today nullified the election of  Senator George Thompson Sekibo  of the Peoples Democratic Party, representing Rivers West Senatorial district.

Sekibo, who has been representing the district since 1999, lost his position today, following the appeal by the APC candidate, Andrew Uchendu who ran against him in the March 28 election.

He  was not the only casualty of the appeals filed by candidates of All Progressives Congress, APC.

Also thrown out of the National Assembly by the Court of Appeal today  was  PDP’s Blessing Nsiegbe, who  represented Port Harcourt Constituency 2 in the Federal House of Representatives. Her election was challenged by the APC candidate, Collins Owhonda.

Kingsley Chinda of the PDP who was representing Obio/Akpor federal constituency
was  floored by Tony Okocha of the APC.

It is being speculated that the election of Boniface Emeremgwa  of Ikwerre/Emohua federal constituency may also be  invalidated by Chidi Whioka of the APC.

Maureen Tamuno of the APC may also succeed in  upturning the election of Bright Gogo in the Okrika/Ogu/Bolo federal constituency, going by the trend of judgement. And so may be  Ogbonna Nwuke, who  may sack  Chief Jerome Amadi, who is representing Etche/Omuma federal constituency .

The court has ordered the INEC to conduct fresh polls within 90 days in the elections annulled so far.

The Court  will today  deliver judgment in the  remaining appeals, along with the one filed by  Senator Magnus Abe,APC  against PDP’s  Senator Olaka Wogu for Rivers  East.

A top PDP source  described Sekibo’s sack as “shocking”.

“We are in shock over Senator George Sekibo’s loss at the Court of Appeal. We had considered his matter as one of those already in our pocket. Now that he has been sacked, it means we are not sure of anything”.

*This story was amended at 8.25 a.m Friday, because the earlier report misdirected the editors. We apologise for the grave errors.