Akpabio is the reason I was removed from the Senate – Sen Abbo 

    Elisha Abbo’s election as the senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District was declared void by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday.

    The Peoples Democratic Party’s Amos Yohanna was proclaimed the victor of the February 25 senate race by the appellate court.

    In a petition submitted to the Yola tribunal, Yohanna opposed Abbo’s designation as the poll’s victor, claiming that Abbo did not receive the majority of valid votes cast. Abbo ran on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.

    He argued that a number of irregularities, including forged entries, vote manipulation, and cancellation at many voting places, tainted the poll.

    In its ruling on Monday, the appellate court affirmed Yohanna’s claim and declared Abbo’s election to be invalid.

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    The Court of Appeal is the last court to rule on disagreements originating from lawsuits involving senate elections.

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    Speaking to reporters at his Abuja home after learning of his dismissal, Abbo attributed his downfall to Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

    He claimed that Akpabio was involved in the court ruling that was not in his favor. He further claimed that the Senate President has marked the dismissal of four other members via the legal system.

    “I have learned from a trustworthy and well-placed source that, as a result of my efforts to obstruct Akpabio’s ascent to the presidency of the 10th Senate, I and four other senators affiliated with the ruling All Progressives Congress will be forced out of the Senate by judicial decrees.

    “I will not disclose the identities of the remaining four individuals under attack, but Senator Orji Uzor Kalu is the next in line,” asserted Abbo.

    Disregarding the court’s ruling, Abbo maintained that the PDP candidate could not have possibly won the election. He claimed to have won by an overwhelming 11,000 votes over the PDP candidate because of his widespread popularity.

    “The court’s decision is peculiar, and the judiciary must continue to be the average person’s last hope.

    He said, “I must declare for President Bola Tinubu that this is not the democracy he fought for and that he should please lead in protecting it.”

    But he pleaded with his followers to keep their cool, promising to return to the Senate in 2027.

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