Sacked senator alleges attempt to frustrate his appeal

Senator George Sekibo has raised the alarm over attempts to frustrate his right to appeal the ruling of the Rivers State National and State Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal, which sacked him on June 28.
He said over a week now since the ruling was delivered, his lawyers were yet to receive a copy of the ruling so as to study and file his appeal.
Sekibo alleged that the Chairman of the Tribunal has been at large and every attempt to reach him or other members has proved abortive.
Briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, Sekibo pleaded that he should be allowed to have his day in the Court of Appeal and nothing else
The Rivers State National and State Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal that sat in Abuja sacked Sekibo of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The three-man panel, which sat at Apo Quarters in the Federal Capital Territory, affirmed the petition of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Andrew Uchendu, and declared him the winner of the December 10, 2016 rerun election.
The court directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue a Certificate of Return to Uchendu.