Appeal Court Sacks Odey, Declares Jarigbe Senator-elect for C’River North

The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar has declared the Member representing Obudu/Yala Federal Constituency Hon. Jerigbe Agom Jarigbe of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as Senator elect for Cross River North senatorial district.

Friday’s judgement invalidated the June 18th, 2021 judgement of the Cross River State Election Petitions Tribunal which declared that Odey was the authentic candidate of the PDP.consolidated Suit No CAL/C/NAEA/SEN/167/2021, the Appeal Court said the election tribunal, erred in law by ignoring earlier judgements by superior courts that recognised and declared Jarigbe as candidate of the PDP and winner of the by-election.

Stressing that the Appeal court is bound by decisions of courts superior to the trial courts, the Appeal court panel headed by Justice Nwosu declaredThe Appeal court also stated that the PDP held the primary election that threw up Odey in contempt of a court order that had directed that only the authentic list of delegates for the nomination of candidate should be used for the secondary election.“Two certificates of return cannot exist in the eye of the law.

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