The Senate on Wednesday swore in
Andrew Uchendu of the All Progressives Congress as lawmaker representing Rivers
East Senatorial District, following the sacking of George Sekibo by the Court
of Appeal in Abuja on August 24, 2017.
Uchendu, who dressed in
traditional Niger Delta attire, was accompanied by his family and friends who
besieged the gallery of the Senate chamber to witness the ceremony.
The new senator however left the
session before it was concluded.
The appellate court had upheld
the judgement of the Rivers State National and State Elections Petitions
Tribunal, which sacked the Peoples Democratic Party senator.
The tribunal had in its judgement
delivered on June 29, 2017, ordered the Independent National Electoral
Commission to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Sekibo and directed
that a fresh one be issued to Uchendu of the APC as the duly elected senator
for Rivers-East.
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