The Court Of Appeal sitting in Lagos state on Thursday says it will on Friday, November 10 2023, deliver verdict on the appeal filed by the Enugu Labour Party Governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, Barr. Chijioke Edeoga, challenging the declaration and return of Mr. Peter Mba of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP, by INEC.
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Daily Gazette recall that the appalate court had on Monday reversed judgment on the petition after counsels to both Petitioners and respondents adopted their briefs.
According to the results announced by INEC, Mr. Peter Mba of the PDP got 160,895 votes to defeat his closest rival, Barr. Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party who secured 157,552 votes.
Not satisfied with the outcome of the march 18 governorship elections in the state, Barr. Edeoga proceeded to the Governorship/House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal seeking Mba’s disqualification on the ground that he (Mba) presented a forged certificate of national service, NYSC to INEC.
Other grounds of the petition include; Over-voting, deliberate non use of BVAS in Nkanu East LGA, computational errors, result swap among other irregularities.
Justice Kudirat Akano led tribunal on September 16, while delivering her judgment, dismissed the petition and upheld the declaration of Mba by INEC.
Dissatisfied with the ruling, Labour Party and her candidate went to the court of appeal praying the appalate court to set aside the judgment of the lower court, void the return made by INEC and grant the reliefs sought in their petition.
As Court Of Appeal delivers judgment tomorrow being Friday, November 10, Ndi Enugu are waiting with high expectation that the appalate will deliver justice without fear or favor.
