PDP’s Amos Yohanna takes Abbo’s place, sworn in as Adamawa north senator

Amos Yohanna of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been sworn in as the senator representing Adamawa north senatorial district.

The oath of office was administered on Yohanna by Jibrin Barau, deputy president of the senate, on Wednesday.

Elisha Abbo, former senator representing Adamawa north, was sacked by the court of appeal last week.

He had accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of having a hand in his sack but would later retract the allegation.

Yohanna had sued Abbo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the outcome of the senatorial election.

In the petition marked EPT/AD/SEN/02/2023, Yohanna argued that Abbo’s election should be invalidated by reasons of corrupt practices and non-compliance with provisions of the Electoral Act 2022.

He said there was over-voting, false entries, alteration and cancellation of votes at several polling units.

The PDP candidate said some of the alterations and cancellations were not signed by the presiding officers of the polling units.

The tribunal dismissed Yohanna’s appeal but the court of appeal upheld it.