•Declares ACN candidate winner

The State and National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Bauchi, yesterday nullified the election of Idi Shehu Tiyin of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The lawmaker is representing the Warji State Constituency in the Assembly and he is the Chairman, House Committee on Security.

The tribunal declared Hamza Gawo of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) winner of the April election.

Gawo had challenged the election of Tiyin for non-conformity with the Electoral Act 2010, as amended. read more : [url]http://dailypost.com.ng/2011/11/16/tribunal-nullifies-pdp-candidate%e2%80%99s-election-and-declared-acn-candidate/[/url]http://dailypost.com.ng/2011/11/16/tribunal-nullifies-pdp-candidate%e2%80%99s-election-and-declared-acn-candidate/