Appeal court upholds sack of PDP Reps member in South-east, declares LP candidate elected

Oct. 9, 2024 - Premium Times

The Court of Appeal in Enugu State has upheld the ruling of an election tribunal which sacked a House of Representatives member, Simon Atigwe. But Mr Atigwe filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal in Enugu State to challenge the ruling.

Court of Appeal rulingDelivering judgment on Wednesday, the Court of Appeal in Enugu held that Mr Atigwe of the PDP was not duly elected in the rerun election. The three-member panel of the court also affirmed the declaration of Mr Agbo of the LP, the rightful winner of the election.

In November 2023, the court voided the election and ordered a re-run election in the constituency within 90 days...