The Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi, has upheld the election of Barr Emmanuel Orkejev as the senator representing Benue North West.

The court dismissed the appeal filed by former governor of Benue state, Senator George Akume of the All Progressive Congress (APC) challenging the declaration of Barr Orkejev by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as Senator.

Recalled that the Tribunal had earlier dismissed the petition filed by Akume challenging the election of Barr Orkejev of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 9 elections.

Unsatisfied with the tribunal ruling, Akume, the immediate past Senator and former minority leader in the Senate, approached the Appeal Court challenging the judgement of the lower court.

In the judgement, the three-man panel led by Justice I G Mbaba whose judgment were read by justice Louise Otis, J.C.A upheld the judgment of the Tribunal on grounds that the appellant’s Appeal lacks merit, the appellant was also not able to proof his case.

He concluded that all evidence were based on Hearsay evidence.

https://thenationonlineng.net/just-in-appeal-court-upholds-senator-orkejevs-election/
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Mynd44

Case closed.
Bye Akume

MelesZenawi:
Case closed.

Bye Akume

Bye to where? He's a minister and can still return in 2023.i heard that the tiv council of chiefs begged him to leave the senate seat and focus on his ministerial post.by the way,i feel that he was rigged out.

senatordave1:

Bye to where? He's a minister and can still return in 2023.i heard that the tiv council of chiefs begged him to leave the senate seat and focus on his ministerial post.by the way,i feel that he was rigged out.

You always feel...Stop feeling he was defeated.

House of Representatives seat were evenly distributed among APC, pdp and apga(1).

So the ruling is justifiable.

Waiting to see how Jev Suswam and Akume will join forces and screw Ortom up in 2023. Sure Jev already knows the governor is eyeing that position he occupies since every governor, including an abysmal failure like Ortom, sees the senate as their retirement home.

MelesZenawi:


You always feel...Stop feeling he was defeated.

House of Representatives seat were evenly distributed among APC, pdp and apga(1).

So the ruling is justifiable.

In zone b district or the whole benue?
Atiku won benue by just 8000 votes and apc won no senate seat and just one reps seat? Very funny.i followed the elections in the 7 lgas,ortom assisted by mark personally oversaw the rigging of the polls in this district thereby neglecting the presidential poll.in a free and fair poll,jerv will lose his lga to akume.akume usually wins this zone without even campaigning in the past.what changed?

omenka:
Waiting to see how Jev Suswam and Akume will join forces and screw Ortom up in 2023. Sure Jev already knows the governor is eyeing that position he occupies since every governor, including an abysmal failure like Ortom, sees the senate as their retirement home.

good afternoon

you really hate this Ortom

FakeManna:
good afternoon

you really hate this Ortom

Why wouldn't he hate a complete failure

senatordave1:

Why wouldn't he hate a complete failure

just like the criminal terrorist buhari vagabond gworo chewing bastard burukutu sipping gorilla

we hate them all

Apc and buhari lost it the day they turned blind eyes against the massive genocide that happened in Benue couple with Ortom defection.

Democracy is dead under Buhari,APC. see how they mulled d judges to upheld d senator even as it is clear Akume won him.