APC Rejects Tribunal Verdict Affirming Abia Governor’s Election, Reveals Next Line of Action
- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the affirmation of Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) as the governor of Abia state
- The APC chairman in the state, Dr Kingsley Ononogbu, rejected the tribunal judgement, describing the verdict as a miscarriage of justice
- Ononogbu stated that the party had ordered its legal team to appeal the tribunal's judgement that affirmed the March 18 governorship election
Abia state, Umuahia - The Abia state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the judgement made by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal affirming the victory of Governor Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP).
The APC chairman in the state, Dr Kingsley Ononogbu, in a statement issued a few hours after the tribunal judgement, described the verdict as a miscarriage of justice, The Punch reported.
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APC rejects Abia governorship tribunal verdict
According to The Sun, Ononogbu disclosed that the APC had directed its legal team to appeal the tribunal's judgement.
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“This verdict handed down by the three-man panel is the mother of miscarriage of justice. It is unacceptable and we reject it.
“We condemn unequivocally the judgement of the tribunal. Consequently, we have mandated our legal team to appeal the judgement of the tribunal.
“With this judgement today, it is obvious that justice was strangulated; more so, and very worrisome is that the court may no longer be the hope of the common man if justice continues to be debased.”
Tribunal delivers judgement on PDP’s petition challenging Otti's victory
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the tribunal gave its final verdict on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Chief Okey Ahiwe, challenging the victory of Governor Otti.
The tribunal dismissed Ahiwe’s petition for lack of merit and subsequently resolved in favour of Otti of the Labour Party.
The three-man panel led by Hon. Justice H.T.D Gwadah dismissed the PDP and Ahiwe's petitions “that the respondent was not qualified to run, did not win majority lawful votes, and that there were irregularities at the poll".
Tinubu’s justice minister appears at the tribunal
Legit.ng also reported there was a commotion at the Abia state governorship petition tribunal sitting in Umuahia, as the Justice minister-designate, Lateef Fagbemi, showed up at the court.
Fagbemi was the lead counsel to Governor Otti, the candidate of the Labour Party, in the suit filed by the PDP and APC and their candidates, Ahiwe and Emenike, respectively.
Source: Legit.ng
