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FIFTEEN Member of Parliament (MPs) are facing election petitions lodged against them in the High Court.
Former Prime Minister and former MP for Gizo/Kolombangara Constituency Gordon Darcy Lilo is amongst those who lodged petitions.
He is challenging Jimson Fiau Tanangada who unseated him in the 19 November 2014 national elections.
The other MPs whose fates are also before the court are MP for North West Guadalcanal Bodo Detke, MP for North Guadalcanal Samson Maneka, MP for Hograno/Kia Jeremiah Manele, MP for Temotu Nende, Commins Mewa, MP for Temotu Pele, Duddley Kopu, MP for Gela, Bartholomew Parapolo, MP for West Kwara’ae, Sam Iduri, MP for South New Georgia, Rendova/Tetepare, Danny Philip, MP for East Are’Are Andrew Manepora’a, MP for East Makira Alfred Ghiro, MP for Fataleka, Steve Abana, MP for East Kwaio, Stanley Sofu, MP for Temotu Vatud, Freda Tuki Soriacomua and MP for North Vella La Vella Milner Tozaka
The High Court registry record book showed losing candidate for North West Guadalcanal Albert Fono and former MP for North Guadalcanal Martin Sopage were the first ones to lodge in their petitions on 16 December 2014.
This was followed by former MP for Hograno-Kia-Havulei Selwyn Riumana and former Deputy Police Commissioner Walter Kola & Others who filed in their petition on 18 December 2014.
The rest of the petitioners filed theirs on the following days until Christmas Eve, just two days before the closing date on December 26, which was on Boxing Day.
Veteran journalist Alfred Sasako, former MP for South New Georgia, Rendova and Tetepare, Francis John Zama, former MP for VATUD Clay Forau and runner up for the Gela constituency Janet Hatimoana are some of those who took up the petitions.
The High Court is still on vacation until Monday next week when the legal year will start.
By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN
