The election of Senator Napoleon Bali of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Plateau South Senatorial Constituency has been nullified by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
The tribunal declared that former Governor Simon Bako Lalong who contested the senatorial seat on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and emerged second should be declared the winner.
OsunDailyNG reports that Lalong is currently the Minister of Labour and Employment under the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
The counsel to the All Progressives Congress, Edward Pwajok (SAN) who spoke to journalists shortly after the judgment on Monday, confirmed the position of the tribunal.
He disclosed that the Court held that the Peoples Democratic Party was not qualified to contest in the election following their refusal to conduct the ward congresses as ordered by a Jos High Court in the year 2021.
