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Darlington Nwokocha (born 16 August 1967) is a Nigerian politician who served as the senator representing Abia Central senatorial district from June to November 2023. Before his election to the Senate, he was a member of the
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, representing
Isiala-Ngwa North Isiala-Ngwa North is a Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is Okpuala-Ngwa. It has an area of 283 km and a population of 153,734 based on the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 451. Some notable indige ...
/ Isiala-Ngwa South from 2015 to 2019. He served as the chairman on Insurance and Actuarial Matters during his time in the House. Nwokocha was a member of the
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from 2007 to 2015. His term in the senate was short-lived as a result of his election being nullified by the Court of Appeal of Nigeria.


Removal from Senate

On 4 November 2023, the Appeal Court of Nigeria sitting in Lagos, nullified Senator Darlington Nwokocha's election victory. He had previously won at a lower tribunal but the judgment was appealed by his challenger Col Austin Akobundu (retd) leading to his removal from the Senate. He is replaced by Col. Austin Akobundu who won his petition at the Court of Appeal.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nwokocha, Darlington 1967 births Living people Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians Labour Party (Nigeria) politicians Members of the Abia State House of Assembly Members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) from Abia State Members of the Senate (Nigeria) from Abia State Members of the 8th National Assembly (Nigeria) Members of the 9th National Assembly (Nigeria)