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Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Somtochukwu Udeze (All Progressives Grand Alliance Ogbaru II), yesterday, in Awka, swore in Justice Azuka (Onitsha North Constituency l) as a member of the parliament.
Azuka of the Labour Party (LP)replaced Douglas Egbuna of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who was sacked fby the court.
On November 25, the election petition Appeal Court that sat in Awka upheld the declaration of the Anambra State House of Assembly election petition tribunal that sacked Egbuna from the seat on September 29. In its September 29 verdict, the tribunal directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Egbuna as it declared Azuka the rightful winner.
Also, yesterday, the speaker read a letter from Governor Chukwuma Soludo, seeking approval to take a N2 billion loan to be disbursed as palliatives over the fuel subsidy removal.
According to the letter, dated December 18, the Federal Government would repay 52 per cent of the loan, while the state government would repay the balance of 48 per cent.
