Following the nullification of the election of the member representing Lafia/Obi federal constituency under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abubakar Sarki Dahiru, by the National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lafia, the lawmaker has said that he will appeal the judgement.

The tribunal had nullified his election and the election and declared Dr. Joseph Haruna Kigbu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the election.

This followed a petition filed by the PDP candidate, challenging the cancellation of the March 28 general election and the April 18 re-run election by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC).

In his ruling, Justice Obiorah indicated that Dr. Musa Abu Abari who was the returning officer to Dr. Kigbu in the disputed Ciroma ward of Lafia local government connived to alter election results against his candidate, noting that despite the fact that the re-run election was illegal, it was marred by violence, and irregularities.

He, therefore, declared Kigbu as the lawful winner of the election and ordered INEC to issue him with certificate of return.

He promised to carry everyone along without recourse to party affiliation even as he expressed his readiness to consolidate on his achievements in the past four years aimed at improving the quality of life of his constituents.

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