House of Representatives Leader, Alhassan Doguwa, will not be among the members-elect to be presented with their certificates of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today in Abuja.
Doguwa’s name was missing from the official list of winners of the House of Representatives elections released yesterday.
The commission stated in the comments section that the declaration for the Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State was made under duress.
The Federal High Court in Kano on Monday granted Doguwa bail following his detention over alleged complicity in the murder of three members of his constituency.
He was arrested along with others over alleged criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide.
He was also charged with causing grievous hurt, mischief by fire, and inciting disturbance a day after the election at the Tudun Wada Local Government Area.
The police said the offences are contrary to sections 97, 114, 221,247 and 336 of the penal code.
Doguwa’s lawyer, Nureini Jimoh (SAN), approached the Federal High Court and sought his bail on the ground that the magistrate lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the case.
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila will be leading other old and new members to the International Conference Centre to receive their certificates of return.
Of the about 358 seats so far declared by INEC, less than one-third of them are old and returning members, while a little over two-thirds are new.
Doguwa’s lawyer, Nureini Jimoh (SAN), approached the Federal High Court and sought his bail on the ground that the magistrate lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the case.
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila will be leading other old and new members to the International Conference Centre to receive their certificates of return.
Of the about 358 seats so far declared by INEC, less than one-third of them are old and returning members, while a little over two-thirds are new.
About 135 serving members did not get their parties’ tickets, while many of those who got tickets failed to win.
While only six of the 43 members from the Southeast are returning to the House, a few others have been elected to the Senate while Umar Bago is contesting for the governorship in Niger State.
The entire leadership of the Minority Caucus of the House will not be part of the House as they all lost their re-election bids.
Minority Leader Ndudi Elumelu lost his seat to the Labour Party (LP) candidate; Deputy Minority Leader, Toby Okechukwu, failed to secure the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination to contest the election.
Minority Whip and his deputy, Gideon Gwani and Adekoya Abdulmujeed lost their seats to the LP and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna and Ogun states.
