₦airaland Forum

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reinstated the Labour Party House of Representatives member, Ngozi Okolie, as the duly elected member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency elections.

The Appellate court on Thursday set aside the judgement of the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal which had declared Ndudi Elumelu of the People’s Democratic Party as winner of the election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared that Okolie garnered 53,879 votes to defeat his closest rival and then incumbent representative, Hon Ndudi Elumelu, who polled 33,456 votes.

But the tribunal sacked Okolie on the grounds that the politician was not duly nominated by the Labour Party.

However, in its decision on Thursday, the appeal court overruled the tribunal.

It held that the LP candidate was validly nominated and sponsored contrary to the findings of the lower court.

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lawnreigh:
I guess Judiciary won't be corrupt now according to Lovers of Nigeria

updatechange:
Obi still get hope

lawnreigh:
I guess Judiciary won't be corrupt now according to Lovers of Nigeria

Beremx:
Tribunal court to the mud. I pray all sacked LP candidates be reinstated back by the appeal court. How can someone with a clear margin of win be told he didn't win based on party matters?

Holluwhakemmy:
in agulu land

Father4all:
Nawa oo. Power pass power. Or money pass money