Umeh, Uba, 14 others file petitions at Anambra election tribunal

The senator representing Anambra South, Andy Uba, his younger
brother, Chris Uba and Victor Umeh are among those who filed
petitions challenging the outcomes of their various elections in
the Anambra Election Petitions Tribunal as at March 19.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there are eight
petitions each in the Senate and House of Representatives elections
categories all filed between March 14 and March 16.

Falilat Orire, Secretary of the Tribunal who signed the list of
petitions said that it was not exhaustive as it was still receiving
petitions.

Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and his brother
Chris of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ran against Sen-Elect
Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Anambra South
Senatorial contest.

While Andy Uba in suit no. EPT/AN/SEN/09/2019 petitioned against
Mr Ubah, Returning Officer (RO) for Anambra South, Resident
Electoral Commission in Anambra and INEC, Chris in petition no.
EPT/AN/SEN/11/2019 sued Mr Ubah, RO, REC and LGA collation officers
in the district.

Mr Umeh, in a petition marked EPT/AN/SEN/16/2019/ filed by APGA
and Umeh-petitioners had Sen. Uche Ekwunife of the PDP, PDP, INEC
and Anambra senatorial district election Returning Officer as
defendants.

Also challenging Mrs Ekwunife’s victory was Tony Onyekwelu
candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) who filed petition
no. EPT/AN/SEN/01/2019 her, her party and INEC.

The victory of Sen. Stella Oduah of PDP has three petitions
filed against it including EPT/AN/SEN/13/2019, EPT/AN/SEN/10/2019
and EPT/AN/SEN/06/2019 filed by filed Chinedu Emeka of APGA, Nelson
Oseloka and Uchechukwu Udorji respectively.

Some of the petitions for Federal House of Representatives were
those by Ekene Enefe of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)
against Vincent Ofumelu of the PDP, INEC and others in suit no.
EPT/AN/HR/02/2019

Ernest Nwoye of PDP who contested for Anambra East and Anambra
West constituency petitioned against APGA and INEC in
EPT/AN/HR/03/2019 while Dozie Nwankwo of APGA in EPT/AN/HR/07/2019
is challenging the victory of Valentine Ayika of PDP.

Okwudili Ezenwankwo of APGA, Orumba North and Orumba South
constituency is being challenged in EPT/AN/HR04/2019 by
Sopuruchukwu Ezeonwuka and Accord Party, EPT/AN/HR/08/2019 by
Chinelo Nwankwo and Chinelo Nnabuife of YPP in
EPT/AN/HR/12/2019.

(NAN)