LP’s Ireti Kingibe: Major Victory As Appeal Court Gives Verdict in FCT Senatorial Election

• Labour Party senator, Ireti Kingibe, has secured a major win against her opponent at the Court of Appeal
• In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, November 1, the court upheld the election victory of Senator Kingibe
• The appellate court dismissed the appeal filed by former Senator Philip Aduda for lacking substance

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FCT, Abuja - The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Wednesday, November 1, dismissed an appeal brought before it by former Senator Philip Aduda of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the election of Senator Ireti Kingibe.

In its judgment, the court declared Kingibe as the authentic winner of the February 2023 election and the rightful senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on the platform of the Labour Party.

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Appeal court dismisses Aduda’s appeal

In the surprising judgment delivered via Zoom, the appellate court dismissed Aduda’s appeal for lacking merit, The Nigerian Tribune reported.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer for the FCT senatorial election, Prof. Sani Saka, had declared Kingibe the winner of the poll after garnering 202,175 votes to defeat Aduda, who came second with 100,544 votes.

In his judgment on Wednesday, Justice Daniel Kahiru held that Aduda did not tender the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine data and Voter Register to prove irregularities.

He held the appellants also failed to prove overvoting while affirming Ireti as the winner.

“All the issues in this appeal are resolved against the appellant,” the judge held.

Court gives verdict on Delta APC candidate’s election

Earlier, the Court of Appeal, Lagos division, set aside the judgement of the National Assembly Elections Tribunal Asaba and affirmed the victory of Hon. Francis Ejiroghene Waive.

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The court declared Waive as the duly elected member representing Ughelli North, Ughelli South, and Udu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives in Delta state.

Akpoti-Uduagan wins at appeal court

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, delivered a shocking judgment against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi state.

The court on Tuesday, October 31, affirmed Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan as the duly elected candidate of the Saturday, February 25 election.

Delivering its judgment, the court dismissed the appeal filed by Abubakar Ohere for lacking in merit.

Governor Alex Otti wins at appeal court

In another report, Governor Alex Otti of Abia state secured another victory at the court of appeal sitting in Kano, barely two weeks after the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in his state upheld his election in the March 18 governorship poll.

In its ruling on Friday, October 20, the appeal court dismissed the verdict delivered by the Federal High Court sitting in Kano, which reportedly sacked the Abia governor.

Source: Legit.ng