The Supreme Court has ordered a Member of the House of Representatives, Mr Herman Hembe, representing Vandikwa/Konshisha Federal Constituency of Benue State, to vacate his seat immediately.
The court also declared that Mr Hembe should be replaced by Mrs Dorothy Mato who has been declared the rightful winner of the All Progressives Congress ticket for that constituency.
The court argued that Mrs Mato was the rightful winner of the APC primaries and ticket bearer for the elections.
The court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue a certificate of return to Mato.
Hembe was elected into the House of Reps in 2015.
Furthermore, the Supreme Court ordered Mr Hembe to return all salaries and benefits collected while in office to the Federal Government within 90 days.
