Road Cleared for APC as Supreme Court Kicks Out PDP From Imo West Senatorial Race
- The APC may be having an edge over the PDP in the Imo West senatorial district as the supreme court nullified the election of the opposition party in the zone
- In a judgment prepared by Justice Helen Ogunmuyiwa and read by Justice Emmanuel Agih, the PDP did not have a candidate for the senatorial district
- Jones Onyeriri, who is a former lawmaker in the House of Representatives earlier emerged as the candidate of the PDP for the district
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FCT, Abuja - The road is getting clearer for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo West senatorial district as the Imo West senatorial primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been nullified by the supreme court on Friday, January 13, 2023.
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Justice Helen Ogunmuyiwa prepared the judgment which was read by Justice Emmanuel Agih, Daily Independent reported.
PDP has no candidate for Imo West senatorial district, Supreme Court rules
By the Judgment, the PDP does not have a candidate for the senatorial district in the forthcoming election
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The PDP primary election in the senatorial zone produced Jones Onyeriri, a former lawmaker in the house of representatives for the Nwangele/Isu/Njaba/Nkwerre federal constituency.
Onyeriri had garnered 228 votes against Thank God Ezeani, and Jerry Alagbaso, who got 118 and 57 votes respectively in the primary.
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The case was an appeal with suit number SC/CV/1441/2022 filed by Nnamdi Thank God Ezeani vs Jones Onyeriri and others as respondents.
The supreme court had earlier taken a decision on a similar case with file no SC/CV/1440/2022 by Jerry Alagbaoso vs the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and two other defendants.
Ezeani's appeal was said to "succeeds" in a unanimous decision.
The court held that the PDP violated its own constitution and electoral act for conducting the senatorial primary outside Orlu zone in Aladimma, Owerri.
Chief magistrate lands in big trouble for issuing warrant of arrest on PDP guber candidate
Legit.ng earlier reported that Emmanuel Iyanna, a chief magistrate has received a query from the chief judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Iyanna was queried over the arrest warrant he issued for Umo Eno, the PDP governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom.
Eno has sent a petition through his legal team led by Samuel Ikpo against the magistrate, describing the warrant as irregular and illegal.
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