The National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunals sitting in Owerri, Imo state had on Wednesday, 18th September 2019 sacked the member of the House of Representatives, Obinna Onwubuariri, who contested the last election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
It was gathered that, until the nullification of his mandate, Onwubuariri represented Isiala Mbano/Onuimo/Okigwe federal constituency of Imo State under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The lawmaker has to be in the House of Representatives since 2015.
Delivering the judgment which lasted for about two hours, chairman of the Panel, R. Harriman, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a fresh poll in the federal constituency within 90 days from the date of the pronouncement.
The Jurist asserted that the petitioner, Princess Miriam Onuoha of the All Progressives Congress (APC), proved her petition beyond a reasonable doubt.
Addressing newsmen after the judgment, the petitioner’s aide, Israel Onyema, disclosed that his principal would have been happier if the tribunal had declared the APC candidate the winner of the February 21, 2019 poll.
However, he contended that his principal won the election in the three Local Government Areas (LGAs) that make up the federal constituency.
