Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has rejected the Kwara election tribunal ruling which nullified the election of the 11 councillors elected on the platform of the opposition party.

The tribunal sacked the ACN councillors from Offa local government based on claims that the ruling PDP was not duly informed of the rerun ballot which took place in January 2011. Whereas the constitution provides that election petition be concluded in 180 days, election disputes could drag for years under the KWASIEC law.

Kwara ACN Chairman Kayode Olawepo dismissed the ruling as a political judgment and said the party would appeal it.

"It is laughable that tribunal would nullify the election based on such spurious and laughable claim. The election was conducted by Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) which is controlled by the PDP-led government," Olawepo said.

"We are appealing the ruling right away and we hereby advise the PDP to know that our councillors remain the legal occupants of their offices until the appeal court says otherwise."