BREAKING NEWS, Judiciary
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THE Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, July 8, dismissed a suit that sought to remove Senators Andy Ubah and Stella Oduah from the National Assembly. The court, in a judgment by Justice Ademola Adeniyi dismissed as lacking in merit, the suit that was lodged by Annie Okwonkwo, Chris Ubah and 42 others.
The plaintiffs had through their counsel, Asam Asam, SAN, gone to court with a view to invalidating the nomination process that led to the emergence of Ubah, Oduah and the others. Cited as defendants in the matter were the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ubah, Oduah and 15 lawmakers in the National Assembly and Anambra State House of Assembly.
While deciding the case yesterday, Justice Ademola noted that the plaintiffs’ claim was that they were the rightfully nominated candidate of the PDP in the National and State House of Assembly elections that held in March and April, 2015. The court however observed that the plaintiffs emerged through a primary election that was sanctioned by the state executives of the PDP in Anambra. – Vanguard
— Jul 18, 2016 @ 01:00 GMT
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