The Election Petition Tribunal Panel II, presided by Justice C. O Onyeabo in Asaba, Delta State, has sacked James Manager as the Senator representing Delta South senatorial district.
This was in a judgement delivered on Saturday by a three-man panel led by Justice Onyeabo.
The tribunal in a unanimous judgment ordered fresh election in the senatorial district.
Dr. Uduaghan, the APC candidate through his counsel, Tomson Okpoko, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) had petitioned and complained before the tribunal that the election was marred by irregularities and urged the tribunal to do justice to the petition.
The contention of the Petitioner, are among other things, that the first Respondent, PDP, the second Respondent, INEC and third Respondent James Manager connived with each other to allegedly perpetrate electoral malpractices and the tribunal should cancel the election.
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