Supreme court affirms Gov. Umahi as APC candidate for Ebonyi South

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed an appeal filed by Princess Ann Agom-Eze against Governor David Umahi over the senatorial ticket of the APC for the Ebonyi South District.

In a unanimous decision, a five-man panel led by Justice Kudirat Ekekere-Ekun affirmed the Ebonyi State Governor as the authentic candidate of the APC for the Ebonyi South Senatorial District election.

The panel held that the appeal by Agom-Eze lacked merit.

Agom-Eze had approached the court to set aside the concurrent judgements of both the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which upheld the outcome of the primary election that produced Governor Umahi.

Mrs Agom-eze had emerged second in the initial senatorial primary the APC held on May 28, which was won by Austin Umahi, the younger brother of Governor Umahi.

However, after Governor Umahi failed in his bid to clinch the presidential ticket of the APC, his younger brother was said to have voluntarily relinquished the senatorial ticket to him.

Not satisfied with the process, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it would not recognize his candidacy.

Following a suit that was filed by Mrs Agom-Eze, a Federal High Court sitting at Abakaliki nullified Governor Umahi’s candidacy and ordered that a fresh primary election should be conducted within two weeks.

Owing to the court judgement, APC conducted a second primary election on July 31, which was won by Governor Umahi.

The appellant, who was dissatisfied with the decision of the party to conduct the new primary election, went to court to secure a restraining order.

The suit was dismissed by both the High Court and the appellate court which held that it found no reason to invalidate the outcome of the second primary election.

In its judgement on Friday, the Supreme Court also upheld the primary election and affirmed governor Umahi’s candidacy.

 

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