The Ebonyi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance and its candidate, Benard Odoh, against the victory of Governor Francis Nwifuru of the All Progressives Congress for lacking in merit.
The tribunal held that there is substantial material evidence before it which shows that Governor Nwifuru duly resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party .The tribunal held that the petitioners failed to approach the proper court to entertain the issue of membership of a political party.
In his petition, the petitioner alleged that Governor Francis Nwifuru was declared in error as Governor by the Independent National Electoral Commission . In summary, the case of the Petitioner is that the 2nd Respondent cannot be qualified to contest the election as a candidate of the 3rd Respondent while being a member of another political party in gross violation of both the Electoral Act 2022 and the 1999 Constitution as amended.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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