The Supreme Court on Friday declared as null and void the election of Herman Hembe into the House of Representatives.
The highest court in the land also announced his replacement.
Dorothy Mato was declared the right candidate for the election that produced Hembe for the House of Representatives.
Hembe was said to have won the primaries of the All Progressives Congress that produced the party’s candidate for the election of Vandikwa/Konshisha Federal Constituency of Benue State.
Hembe was elected into the House of Representatives in 2015.
The Supreme Court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue a Certificate of Return to Mato.
Hembe was ordered to vacate his post immediately and return all salaries and benefits collected while in office within 90 days.
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