At a time the dust of the November 16 Anambra gubernatorial election is yet to settle, a big drama is playing out, as one of the aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Hon. Uche Ekwunife is asking that the court declares her the authentic candidate of the party.
Ekwunife, a member of the House of Representatives, emerged as the runner-up to Willie Obiano at the APGA governorship primary, having scored the second highest votes.
However, it is unclear why she waited a week after the conduct of the election (already declared inconclusive by the INEC) before heading to the court for legal redress of the matter.
In a suit filed at the Federal High Court, Awka, Anambra State capital, Hon Ekwunife prayed the court to declare her as the rightful candidate of APGA in the election.
Her suit has Mr. Willy Obiano, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and APGA, as the first, second and third defendants respectively.
The lawmaker is seeking the disqualification of Obiano as the candidate of APGA, by virtue of his alleged multiple registration in Lagos and Anambra states.
In the originating summons filed by her counsel, Chief Ugo Ugwunnadi, she argued: “By virtue of the multiple registration, which is a serious electoral offence and by the combined effect of Sections 9 (1), (2), (3), 2, 3, 12 (1), (2) and 24 (1)(e) of the 2010 Electoral Act of Nigeria, as amended, and Section 178 (5) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, Mr. Obiano is not a registered voter qualified to vote and be voted for in Anambra State and therefore, he cannot contest an election in a state, where he is not a legally and validly registered voter.”
In her supporting affidavit to the originating summons, the federal lawmaker alleged: “Mr. Obiano was assigned with three different VIN numbers, by virtue of the multiple registration as follows – (1) 90F5 B12B 0129 6204 172, (2) 90F5 B15E 7D37 8200 332, and (3) 90F5 B12B 8837 7091 121 respectively, annexed as Exhibits UE2, UE3 and UE4. All these appeared in three different Voters’ Register.”
To this end, Ekwunife wants the court to direct APGA to substitute the name of Obiano with hers and for INEC to deal with her as the rightful candidate of APGA.
According to her, since elections were contested, lost and won by political parties and not individuals, then she should be declared as the authentic candidate of the party.
Already, INEC has said it will hold a supplementary election in the state on November 30, an exercise described as futile by candidates of other parties that took part in penultimate Saturday poll.

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smh In politics there is no permanent enemy or friend, what we play is politics of interest....... Who advised her to head to court is wicked....why are Anambra women so desperate for power? Etiaba- Ekwunife TRAITORS

very smart move from Ekwunife

like play like play she go become Governor

Like the way she waited for General Elections to finish before going to court

what do you call an animal that like eating on another animal carcas.... VULTURE

Mehn I like ds babe. Smart move.....peter Obi will start crying now after all his investment in d election........let d drama now begin....