The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, the Delta State capital, on Monday, invalidated the election of Labour Party’s Ngozi Okolie as lawmaker representing Aniocha/Oshimili Constituency in the House of Representatives.
The Tribunal ruled that Okolie had not been a member of the Labour Party by May 28, 2022, the date of the primary election, and thus, he was not properly sponsored by the party.
As a result, the tribunal declared the runner-up in the February 25, 2023 National Assembly election, Ndudi Elumelu from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner.
Elumelu, who is the immediate past Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, had earlier submitted his petition to the Tribunal, requesting Okolie’s disqualification.
