The court of appeal in Calabar has declared Jerigbe Agom-Jerigbe as the duly elected senator for Cross River North senatorial district.
The court which sat on Friday also declared Agom-Jarigbe as the lawful candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the December 5, 2020 bye-election.
The seat of the Cross River North senatorial district became vacant in March 2020 after the death of Rose Oko.
The duo of Steven Odey and Agom-Jarigbe had been at loggerheads on who is the rightful candidate to occupy the seat of the deceased senator.
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Meanwhile, the three-man appeal tribunal headed by Justice Chioma Nwosu has ordered the withdrawal and invalidation of the certificate of return earlier issued to Steven Odey by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
The court ordered INEC to issue Agom Jarigbe a fresh certificate of return and that he should be sworn in immediately.
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