A Federal Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri has stayed the execution of an earlier judgment ordering the conduct of fresh primaries by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala federal constituency of Imo State, the area where former Governor Emeka Ihedioha hails from.

A Federal High Court in January sacked Albert Agulanna, who emerged as the PDP candidate in the 2023 House of Representatives election, seeking to represent the constituency.

The lower court also ordered that a fresh primary should be held in the federal constituency within the next 14 days.

However, following an appeal filed by Dr Uzoma Ugochukwu, the appellate court has stopped the PDP from conducting fresh primaries.

The court in a judgement delivered by a three-man panel led by Justice Rita Pemu, held that the PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should not conduct any fresh primaries pending the outcome of the appeal at the Supreme Court.

It said, "Accordingly, it is hereby ordered as follows: An order staying the execution of the judgment of this Honourable Court delivered on the 20th January, 2023 only as regards the Order for a fresh Primary election for Aboh-Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency of Imo State pending the hearing and final determination of the Applicant's Appeal before the Supreme Court on the proprietary of the said Order of fresh Primary.

"An order restraining the 1st and 2nd Respondents from enforcing in any way whatsoever the judgment of this court delivered on 20th January 2023, by way conducting a rerun primary election for the Aboh-Mbasie/Ngor-Okpala Federal Constituency.

"And for such further or other order(s) as this Honorable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances. The grounds upon which the application is brought are as follows: That this Honorable Court Coram Hon. RITA N PEMU (JCA), O.A, ADEFOPE OKOJIE (JCA), SAMUEL ADEMOLA BOLA (JCA) (Delivered lead Judgment) delivered judgment on the 20th day of January 2023, in favor of the Appellant in APPEAL NO: CA/OW/493/2023 between DR. UZOMA IHEANYI UGOCHUKWU VS PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY & 3ors.

"That this Court granted the reliefs sought by the Appellant/Respondent for the 1st Respondent to conduct a fresh Primary for the Aboh-Mbasie/Ngor-Okpala Federal Constituency election amongst others.

"That by virtue of the Provisions of Section 233 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), the Respondent/Applicant has constitutional right to appeal against the judgment of this court to the Supreme Court.

"That the Respondent/Applicant has consequently filed an Appeal against the said judgment of this Court vide a notice of Appeal dated the 23rd of January 2023.

"That the Notice of Appeal contains substantial and arguable."

“Consequently by this order, the 1st and 2nd Respondents are hereby restrained from enforcing in any way whatsoever the judgment of this Court delivered on 20th of January, 2023 by way of conducting a fresh primary election for the Aboh- Mbaise/Ngor-Okpala Federal Constituency," the court declared.

This development comes barely two weeks before the election of federal lawmakers scheduled for February 25.

mbahdi:
Leprosy to every hand dat WI want to vote APC and PDP again

garfield1:
Massive loss to pdp in imo.uzodinma spreading his tentacles

Missgeraldine:
Like ihedioha like tifnubu...



Both of them have failed.

FreddieGray:
Special millitary operation thwarted major attack on Russia

"The plans of the West included the instant capture of the DPR, LPR and Crimea, the extermination of their population" and then "the creation of a major NATO force near the borders of Russia as well as provocations and acts of sabotage in the border regions.

Read about the atrocities and genocide meted out on the indigenous people of Canada


Moscow could not but react to what was happening in Ukraine "after the 2014 coup d'etat, specifically to the atrocities of Kiev’s neo-Nazi regime, which staged the genocide of the Russian-speaking population." (Mostly Ukrainians in the Donbass republics. Following a referendum, these territories and thier inhabitants were integrated into Russia).

Pre-planned full-scale hostilities on Russian territory did not start thanks to the special military operation

The United States has long been creating a springboard in Ukraine for delivering strikes against Russia, "and today Washington no longer shies away from admitting this."

"The events in Ukraine prove Washington's plans to prevent the emergence of a multipolar world through confrontation with our country. To this end, the West has turned Ukraine into a hotbed of tension that poses a military threat to Russia.

May I draw your attention to confessions by the former leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany - Pyotr Poroshenko, Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel - to the effect that the Minsk agreements were needed only to let Ukraine build up military muscle and create an anti-Russian coalition.

Historical facts confirm that Russia has repeatedly led the charge in the fight between good and evil, and for centuries has liberated peoples of the world from oppression.

Today Russia is defending truth, justice, moral principles and spiritual values from desecration.


I personally don't care about the spiritual aspect.
I'm not spiritual but homosexuality, pedophilia and those sorts are disgusting.
The normalization of these activities in the West is apparently due to moral depravity and mental dereliction.

NORSYK:


Uzodinma has nothing to do with the case

TheChameleon:


Whats the correlation ?

It's like Ihedioha Like Obi.

2 flat heads... 2 failures.

But your obsession with Tinubu can't allow proper reasoning.

garfield1:


It is to his advantage

HIGHESTPOPORI:
Apc have no advantage in Imo

Missgeraldine:
Like ihedioha like tifnubu...



Both of them have failed.


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