Wednesday, September 20, 2017 will linger for a long time in the memory of Herman Hembe, the ousted House of Representatives member who represented Vandeikiya/Konshisha federal constituency of Benue State.
This is because the Supreme Court reaffirmed its stance on his sack. Hembe had approached the Supreme Court again to refer the case to a lower court for retrial after the apex court ordered him to vacate his former seat and return all monies he earned in the House of Representatives since 2015.
The Supreme Court also awarded the sum of one million naira against Hembe in favour of Dorathy Mato, the defendant