Tribunal Nullifies the Election of Senator Buruji Kashamu

The election of Senator Kashamu Buruji representing Ogun East has been nullified by an election tribunal following massive records of irregularities in the conduction of the electoral process.

Kashamu Buruji

 

The National and state Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, this afternoon set aside the election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial candidate for Ogun East, Prince Buruji Kashamu, according to The Nation.

The three man Tribunal headed by Justice Ebiowei Tobi in delivering the judgement this afternoon, also ordered a re–run election in 110 of the polling units in Ogun East Senatorial district, comprising of nine Local Governments within 90 days.

The Petition challenging Kashamu’s victory in the last March 28 National Assembly elections, was filed by candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Dapo Abiodun.

The court held that the elections in the affected areas were marred by irregularities and non-compliance with electoral laws as evidenced in the observed discrepancies in entries in the documents of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

 

It should be recalled that Buruji made the headlines earlier this year with threats of his extraction to the United States by the National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA over crimes related to drug peddling