Mr. Laori Kwamoti, who lost his seat as member representing Numan/Demsa/Lamurde Federal Constituency in Adamawa, is to re-contest the seat under the platform of KOWA party.

 
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kwamoti, who was the only Social Democratic Party (SDP) member in the National Assembly, lost his seat in September last year when the Court of Appeal in Abuja upheld the ruling of the Election Petition Tribunal which nullified his election on the grounds that he was not validly nominated by his party (SDP).

 
The ruling ordered fresh election within 90 days for the seat, and also barred SDP from fielding any candidate in the election.

 
Kwamoti, thereafter, left the SDP and joined KOWA Party.
Confirming the emergence of Kwamoti as its candidate, the Adamawa State KOWA party chairman, Alhaji Saidu Bobboi, said he was endorsed by all delegates at the party’s congress held in Numan on January 7.

 
Bobboi explained that the party candidate in the 2015 general election, Mr Bitrus Bala, who had been given a traditional appointment by his people, was contacted to come and re-contest but he declined.

“We have written to Bala as a party and he replied us and even deposed to an affidavit that he has left active politics and is no longer interested.

 
“And you know Bala emerged unopposed as our candidate during the last election, hence, the need for us to conduct fresh primary.

 
“Kwamoti, who defected to our party, was endorsed by all the 48 delegates that participated in our congress held in Numan on January 7,” Bobboi said.

 
He urged the people of the constituency to vote Kwamoti under KOWA party, adding that the party was comfortable with him–based on his track-record as a two-term state lawmaker who sponsored the highest number of bills.
“Kwamoti also served as Deputy Speaker and Acting Speaker in the last Adamawa House of Assembly, where he proved his worth by providing his people with quality representation.” Bobboi said.