The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Asaba on Saturday sacked Senator James Manager as the senator representing Delta South Senatorial District at the National Assembly.
Recall that the Tribunal in an earlier sitting presided over by Justice C. O Onyeabo on Wednesday, August 19 reserved judgement in the petition filed by the immediate governor of the state and the senatorial candidate (Delta South) of the All Progressives Congress in the 2019 National Assembly election, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan against Senator James Manager of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Election Commission (INEC).
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At the adoption of the written addresses, Barr. Febude Zimugehan counsel to PDP submitted before the tribunal that the petitioners have not been able to substantiate their claims, adding that the petitioners have not been to discharged the burden of proof placed on them and urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition.
The third respondent, Senator James Manager, represented by Larry Selekeowel (SAN) equally aligned himself with the position of the first and second respondents and urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition.
Consequently, the Tribunal in its judgement on Friday ordered a fresh election.
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