Court Sacks Ex-Kogi Speaker, Bars Him From Re-run

The election of a former Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Abdullahi Bello into the Federal House of Assembly has been upturned by an Appeal Court sitting in Abuja.The ruling follows an appeal filed against Bello by Hon. Tijani Damisa.Delivering judgement, the court ruled thatfresh election be conducted in Okene/Ogori-Magongo Federal constituency within 90 days.The judgement also barred Abdullahi Bellofrom participating in the rerun election.