Enugu Guber: Appeal Court dismisses Nnaji’s petition against Gov Mbah

Appeal Court sitting in Enugu on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by Chief Uche Nnaji, the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, against Governor Peter Mbah of the PDP.

Nnaji who came 4th in the election, is challenging the victory of Governor Peter Mbah in the March 18 governorship poll, as well as asking the tribunal to disqualify Hon Barr Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party and Frank Nweke of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA that came 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Nnaji who’s seeking to jump from his 4th position, petitioned the court alleging that the candidates of the three other political parties were not qualified to contest the March 18 election and as such, he should be declared the winner of the election as the only qualified candidate for the contest.

However, in a ruling delivered by its chairman, Justice K. M. Akano, the Tribunal held that the petition was not filed in line with the provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act.

Dissatisfied with the ruling, Nnaji had asked the appellate Court to send back the dismissed petition to the Tribunal for hearing and determination of the suit.

At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, the Appeal Court upheld the decision of the Tribunal and dismissed the suit.

It further awarded the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand naira against each of the Petitioners (Uche Nnaji and APC).