Supreme Court dismisses case against Ihedioha’s election – TheNigerialawyer

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appealed filed by a chieftain
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, Samuel Nnaemeke
Anyanwu against the emergence of the emergence of state Governor,
Emeka Ihedioha as the party’s candidate for the last governorship
election.

A five-man panel of the court, in a unanimous judgment on
Tuesday morning upheld the earlier concurrent judgments of the
trial court and the Court of Appeal, Owerri, which held in favour
of Ihedioha on the grounds that Anyannwu did not prove his
case.

Anyanwu had faulted Ihedioha’s victory at the PDP governorship
primary, but the trial court held that he could not prove his
allegations of manipulation, thuggery among other vices, which he
claimed marred the process.

Justice John Okoro, in the lead judgment, dismissed the appeal
for lacing in merit and awarded a N200,000 cost against the
appellant.

Details shortly.

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