Sen Uwajumogu’s Demise, Monumental Loss To 9th Senate -Lawan

Benjamin Uwajumogu

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, yesterday, described the death of Sen.Benjamin Uwajumogu as a monumental and fundamental loss to the Senate and Nigeria in general.

Lawan made the remark in an interview with journalists shortly, after signing the condolence register in honour of the late Senator.

According to him, Nigeria has lost a great man, adding that Uwajumogu’s constituency would definitely feel the loss.

“Well, this is a huge loss not only to the 9th Senate but to the entire country.

“The late Sen. Benjamin was one-time Speaker of Imo House of Assembly, he was a returning Senator, very resourceful, very patriotic, a quintessential legislator.

“His last contribution on December 17 was when we debated the problems that Nigerian business owners are facing in Ghana.

“He made a very categorical statement that we must, at all times as Senators, protect the interest of Nigerians.

“We must support them wherever they will be in the world. That was very constructive of him.
“For us in the 9th Senate, this will continue to be one of the guiding principles of what we do to always ensure that we protect Nigerians wherever they are in this world.”

He said the late distinguished Senator, as Chairman on Labour and Employment, gave a very good account of himself during the labour disagreements.

Lawan said Sen. Uwajumogu was at hand to intervene on behalf of the Senate during the issues between government and labour.

“But I think we are united in one thing, we must ensure we live to protect those ideas that he lived and worked for,” Lawan said.

Also paying tribute to the late Senator after signing the condolence register, the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege said:”It is a very painful loss.

“Ben is not just a colleague, he was a brother, a comrade, it is a personal loss.

Court Orders INEC To Issue Uwajumogu A Certificate Of Return

Senator Benjamin Uwajumogo. Image: Facebook

ABUJA, NIGERIA (CHANNELS TELEVISION) -- A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to immediately issue a Certificate of Return to Mr Benjamin Uwajumogu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the validly elected Senator representing Imo North Senatorial District.

Justice Taiwo Taiwo who delivered judgment on the application for the release of a certificate of return filed by Mr Uwajumogu, said the decision of INEC to review the outcome of the 2019 Senatorial Election is a contravention of the electoral act.

The court further held that INEC is bound by law to issue the Certificate of Return based on the declaration of the Returning Officer who announced Mr Uwajumogu as the duly elected Senator for Imo North Senatorial District.

Counsel to Mr Uwajumogu applauded the verdict of the court, adding that INEC should implement the order immediately.

“Based on the order, the court said immediately; going by the provision of the electoral act, it ought to be within seven days of the declaration of the result. But for the attitude of INEC, now the court has said the order should be implemented immediately.

“It is another opportunity for us to be happy again that the Judiciary is standing to what they are called to do in our democracy, this is the last hope of the common man, and they have again decided the position of the law as it ought to be. We are happy about it and we believe our opponent will be happy about it because it is about the development of our law,” he added.

The court had on April 9, 20l9, ordered the INEC to stay all further proceedings and actions connected with the declaration of Imo North Senatorial District election results of 23 February and 9 March 2019, pending the determination of the application for prohibition.

INEC had conducted an investigation into allegations of misconduct that played out in the election.

SOURCE: CHANNELS TELEVISION