The former speaker of the Taraba state House of
Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abel Peter Diah, who election was
nullified by the Appeal Court, has been re-sworn in as
a member of the House following his landmark
victory during the re-run election which took place on
the 20th of last month h in Mbamnga Constituency of
Sardauna Local Government Area of the state.
Also sworn in by the speaker of the House, Rt.Hon.
Mark Useni, was the member representing Ardo-Kola
constituency, Emmanuel Dame.
It would be recall that the election victory of both
members were cut short by the Appeal Court in Yola,
Adamawa State, thereby ordering for a re-run in the
two affected constituencies.
Both Diah and Dame whom our state correspondent
observe red were members of the Peoples
Democratic Party ( PDP), emerged victoriously in the
re-run which was adjudged election observers as ”
fair, transparent and credible.”
Swearing in the members yesterday at the halo
chamber of the House of Assembly, the speaker who
was visibly elected said the” ” House is now fully
constituted with all the twenty-four members in tact.”
Noting that the ” Court of Appeal ordered re-run
election in Mbamnga and Ardo-Kola constituencies”
the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) according to him ” has since issued the two
members their certificates of return.
-ScanNews