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Appeal Court Sacks Anambra Pdp Reps Member, Affirms Dozie Nwankwo by SleekyP(m): 4:43pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu, Monday, upheld the election of Ferdinand Dozie Nwankwo of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, as the rightful winner of the Anaocha/Dunukofia/Njikoka Federal Constituency seat of Anambra State. In a unanimous decision, the appellate court ruled that Dr Okey Eze of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who currently occupies the seat was wrongly declared winner of the election and therefore should vacate the seat forthwith for Nwankwo. In the judgment delivered by Justice Pemu, the court agreed with the decision of the tribunal that sat in Awka that Nwankwo and not Eze ought to have been declared winner of the election having scored the majority of lawful votes cast in the National Assembly Election held in the constituency. Nwankwo had challenged the return of Dr. Eze, who INEC declared winner of the election on the ground that he was not the winner of the majority of lawful votes cast in the election. He told the tribunal that if the votes cast in the election had been properly declared based on the results declared in the polling units, he (Nwankwo) would have been declared winner of that election. But curiously, he said that the final result which INEC announced, declared his PDP opponent, Dr. Eze, winner of the election, contending that he did not know how the commission arrived at that because the final result of the election ought to be the same as the summary of the calculation of polling units results which was not so in the said election. Based on this, Nwankwo approached the tribunal which upheld his election prompting Dr. Eze to proceed to the Appeal Court to challenge the decision. The Appeal Court, in its ruling Monday, however, agreed with the decision of the tribunal which ordered Eze to vacate the seat for Nwankwo. It was jubilation galore for members of APGA from Anambra State, who besieged the Appeal Court Monday morning to listen to the verdict. Reacting to the judgment, Nwankwo said that he felt fulfilled, describing the court verdict as “dream come true”. “I want to thank the Almighty God for today. I feel fulfilled. It is a dream come true and I feel happy. “The next challenge before me is service to my people which is what we have been praying for and today the Appeal Court has reaffirmed what the lower tribunal said and we are going to work,” he said. He said that the judgement has confirmed that the judiciary remains the hope of the common man and that the era of impunity was over in the country. Source: http://dailypost.ng/2015/12/07/appeal-court-sacks-anambra-pdp-reps-member-affirms-dozie-nwankwo/ 1 Share
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Re: Appeal Court Sacks Anambra Pdp Reps Member, Affirms Dozie Nwankwo by SleekyP(m): 4:47pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
Lalasticlala |
Re: Appeal Court Sacks Anambra Pdp Reps Member, Affirms Dozie Nwankwo by Nobody: 4:50pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
PDP sef |
Re: Appeal Court Sacks Anambra Pdp Reps Member, Affirms Dozie Nwankwo by dunkem21(m): 5:02pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
APC sef |
Re: Appeal Court Sacks Anambra Pdp Reps Member, Affirms Dozie Nwankwo by Gamechanger: 5:12pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
That's correct. I was there |
Re: Appeal Court Sacks Anambra Pdp Reps Member, Affirms Dozie Nwankwo by Nobody: 5:13pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
Now APGA has one state governor and a house of rep member. Good one. 2 Likes |
Re: Appeal Court Sacks Anambra Pdp Reps Member, Affirms Dozie Nwankwo by Bugatie(m): 5:15pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
Good for democracy |
Re: Appeal Court Sacks Anambra Pdp Reps Member, Affirms Dozie Nwankwo by modath(f): 5:23pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
Anambra & Abia voted APGA but PDP decided that since they adopted Hero then they must take all their Anti Heroes alongside.. Ochendo is next.. 3 Likes |
Re: Appeal Court Sacks Anambra Pdp Reps Member, Affirms Dozie Nwankwo by mrvitalis(m): 5:41pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
now Buhari is not manipulating the judiciary ooh Bunch of hypocritical elements 1 Like |
Re: Appeal Court Sacks Anambra Pdp Reps Member, Affirms Dozie Nwankwo by iszyboy(m): 6:02pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
Largas:not true. apga has more than 1 member of house of rep. i.e barrister gabriel onyemweife of apga represents oyi/ayamelum federal house of rep and one other apga member from taraba state |
Re: Appeal Court Sacks Anambra Pdp Reps Member, Affirms Dozie Nwankwo by Nobody: 7:21pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
iszyboy: Thank you for the enlightenment. I also read that Senator Ekwunife lost her senatoral seat. Looks like APGA is about to clinch it and have one more senator to their fold. I appreciate this. |
Re: Appeal Court Sacks Anambra Pdp Reps Member, Affirms Dozie Nwankwo by HIGHESTPOPORI(m): 7:26pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
mrvitalis:Buhari can't try nonsense in Anambra na,IPOB would be Childs play to what would happen |
Re: Appeal Court Sacks Anambra Pdp Reps Member, Affirms Dozie Nwankwo by Nobody: 7:30pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
Amaechi has bought this position for his in-law. |
Re: Appeal Court Sacks Anambra Pdp Reps Member, Affirms Dozie Nwankwo by IdisuleOurOwn(m): 7:35pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
You are just chest beating. Its your trade mark HIGHESTPOPORI: |
Re: Appeal Court Sacks Anambra Pdp Reps Member, Affirms Dozie Nwankwo by SleekyP(m): 8:50am On Dec 13, 2015 |
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