Court Of Appeal Sacks Judgment That Removed Ayogu Eze As Enugu APC Governorship Candidate

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court, in Abuja, which annulled the primary election that produced Senator Ayogu Eze, as the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in Enugu State.

Naija News understands that the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, had on 5th February annulled the primary election that produced Senator Ayogu Eze, as the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in Enugu State.

The trial court had held that George Ogara, emerged as the winner having scored the highest number of votes cast in the said direct primary election for Enugu State governorship aspirants is consistent with and in compliance with the provisions of Section 87 (3) of the Electoral.

List of those who will not win.
El rufia
Ganduje
Jibrila bindow
Nsima ekere
Tonye cole
Dapo abiodun
Bayo adelabu
Emmanuel jime
Owan enoh
Ayogu eze

— Olajide Oluwaferanmi (@homotorlah4real) March 7, 2019

A 3- man panel of the justices of the court of Appeal led by Justice Abdul Aboki, held that the suit at the trial court was filed out of time, as stipulated by the section 285 which ought to be 14 days after the cause of action had taken place, but plaintiff ( George Ogara) filed on 13th November.