EKWUNIFE V OBIANO LAW SUIT,
APGA IN DISARRAY AS COURT FIXES
DECEMBER 5 FOR HEARING
(AMAECHI SYRUP TO BE
ADMINISTER ON OBIANO)
"Hon. Uche Ekwunife
By Charles Onyekamuo
The Federal High Court sitting in
Awka, Anambra State has fixed
December 5, for hearing in the
suit filed by Hon. Uche Ekwunife
challenging the candidature of
Chief Willie Obiano, the All
Progressives Grand Alliance
(APGA) candidate in the November
16, governorship election in the
state over alleged double
registration.
Ekwunife, a member of the House
of Representatives for Anaocha/
Njikoka/ Dunukofia federal
constituency of Anambra State
who came second in the August
26, APGA primaries that threw up
Obiano as candidate of the party
had penultimate week
approached the Federal High
Court, Awka, praying it to declare
her as the governorship
candidate of APGA in place of
Obiano whom she alleged
engaged in double registration.
The matter was yesterday
assigned to court II of the Federal
High Court, Awka which has Hon.
Justice M.L Abubakar as the
presiding judge for hearing.
Ekwunife had in her suit prayed
for the following reliefs: “An order
of this court directing the 2nd
defendant to delete the name of
the 1st defendant from Anambra
State Voter’s Register and as the
candidate of the 3rd defendant in
the 2013 Anambra State
governorship elections
“An order of this court restraining
the 2nd and 3rd defendants from
dealing with the 1st defendant as
the 3rd defendant’s governorship
candidate for the 2013
governorship election in Anambra
State
“An order of this court directing
the 3rd defendant to substitute
the name of the 1st defendant
submitted to the 2nd defendant
as the gubernatorial candidate of
the 3rd defendant in 2013
Anambra State governorship
election with the name of the
plaintiff, the plaintiff being the
person who came 2nd in the
governorship primary elections of
the 3rd defendant wherein the
1st defendant emerged as the
governorship candidate of the
3rd defendant in the 2013
Anambra State governorship
election.
“A declaration that the 1st
defendant is not entitled to vote
and be voted for in the 2013
governorship election in Anambra
State by virtue of Section 178 (5)
of the 1999 constitution of
Nigeria (as amended)
“A declaration that the 1st
defendant by the combined effect
of sections 9(1) (2) (3), 2 and 3
and Section 24 (1) (e) of the 2010
Electoral Act of Nigeria (as
amended) is not a validly
registered voter in Anambra State
entitled to have his name in the
Anambra Sate voter register kept
by the 2nd defendant.”

Apga is in disarray as we speak
now. Obiano is no longer the
flagbearer but the factional flag
bearer pending the determination
of the Lawsuit

The Judge don hammer. (In Pastor Chris voice - One word from God).