A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the removal of the representative of Kogi East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Atai Aidoko.
Justice Gabriel Kolawole, who delivered the ruling, ordered the immediate swearing in of Air Marshall Isaac Alfa (rtd).
Both Aidoko and Alfa are members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Delivering the judgment in the pre-election suit, the judge held that Aidoko was not properly nominated by the PDP for the March 2015 National Assembly elections.
He ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately withdraw the certificate of return issued to Aidoko in 2015.
The court also asked INEC to issue a fresh certificate of return to Alfa, being the authentic winner of the December 7, 2014 primary of the party.
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