The Supreme Court, on Friday,
sacked Hon. Sunday Aghedo of the All Progressive Congress, APC, from the Edo
State House of Assembly.
Aghedo, who represented Ovia
South West constituency, was ordered by the apex court to within 90 days,
refund all salaries and allowances he collected from the Edo State House of
Assembly from May 2015, till date.
In a unanimous verdict, a
five-man panel of Justices of the apex court, declared Mr. Godwin Adenomo also
of the APC, as the bonafide winner of the legislative election in Ovia
South-West constituency of Edo State House of Assembly, held on April 11, 2015.
The Supreme Court panel affirmed
the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Benin which had earlier declared that
Mr. Adenomo was the authentic winner of the primary election APC conducted for
the costitutency on December 2, 2014.
Delivering the lead judgment on
Friday, Justice Dantijo Mohammed ordered the Speaker of Edo State House of
Assembly to immediately swear in Mr. Adenomo as member of the Assembly
representing Ovia South West constituency.
The court further awarded N300,
000 cost against the appelant, Hon. Aghedo, who had challenged the decision of
the Court of Appeal Benin delivered by Justice Moore Asiemo Adumein.
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