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Tribunal Dismisses Lazarus Ogbee As Federal Lawmaker

September 9, 2019

The tribunal ruled that Ogah scored the highest votes of 36,238 after the one earlier given to Ogbee, who scored 33,263, was withdrawn.

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Lawmaker representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency in Ebonyi State at the National Assembly, Lazarus Ogbee, has been sacked by the Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abakaliki, the state capital, on Monday.

Chinedu Ogah, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, was declared winner of that election

The tribunal ruled that Ogah scored the highest votes of 36,238 after the one earlier given to Ogbee, who scored 33,263, was withdrawn.

Ogah, while addressing journalists, commended the tribunal for the ruling.