
The Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Akure, Ondo state capital, on Wednesday, July 31, sacked a House of Representatives member on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ikengboju Gboluga, who represents Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency of Ondo state. According to Daily Nigerian, the tribunal based its decision on the defendant’s sworn allegiance to the United Kingdom as the citizen of the country.