Rivers State Tribunal Sacks Pdp Senator, Sekibo George Thompson

Rivers state elections petition tribunal has nullified the election of Senator George Thompson Sekibo as the Senator representing Rivers East and has declared Andrew Uchendu the winner of the senatorial election.

According to the tribunal, the evidence before it showed that Uchendu won the majority vote that was cast during the Rivers Re-run legislative election.‎ The Tribunal has directed INEC in the state to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Sekibo and issue a fresh certificate of return to Uchendu.

June 29, 2017