NWOSU HEADS TO SUPREME COURT

Nwosu had contested the June 27th judgment of the Federal High Court 10, Abuja, delivered by Justice Okon Abang which declared Uche Ogah as governor, stressing that the latter having petitioned the PDP that only people from neighbouring states voted in the primaries while authentic party delegates were locked out of the venue, had lost his right to benefit from the exercise.

But a five man Court of Appeal panel headed by Justice Morenike Ogunwumiju, dismissed his suit.

Vanguard reports that the notice of appeal against suit No. Appeal No. CA/A/390B/2016, FHC/ABJ/CS/71, filed at the Supreme Court, between Sir Friday Nwosu, appellant and Dr. Uche Ogah, PDP, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and the Independent National Electoral Commission, as respondents, Nwosu sought 6 reliefs; an order dismissing the 1st respondent’s suit on the ground that it constituted an abuse of court process, an order that the suit of 1st respondent i.e. Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/71/2016 is incompetent and the trial court lacked the jurisdiction to hear and determine the Suit as constituted and a declaration that the appellant was the rightful gubernatorial candidate of the 2nd respondent (PDP) in the 2015 general election by virtue of the 8th December 2014 2nd respondent’s (PDP) gubernatorial primary election in Abia State.

Source from Vangaurdng.com