Supreme Court upholds Mbah’s election as Enugu state Governor

Supreme Court upholds Mbah’s election as Enugu state Governor

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The Supreme Court has upheld the victory of Peter Mbah as the Governor of Enugu state.

The apex court on Friday, dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Uche Nnaji, challenging Mbah’s victory.

Mbah contested under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the election.

The APC candidate, who polled a total of 14,575 against Mbah’s 160,895 votes, to place a distant fourth in the election, asked the court to disqualify Mbah; the Labour Party Chijioke Edeoga, and that of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Frank Nweke Jr.

He claimed the candidates were not qualified to contest the election, having allegedly run foul of the asset declaration law among other reliefs.

Nnaji petition was dismissed by the Justice K.M Akano-led Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on June 20, 2023.

Dissatisfied, Nnaji approached the court of appeal, praying it to send the dismissed petition back to the Tribunal for hearing and determination of the suit.

The Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the Tribunal and dismissed the suit, awarded the sum of N250,000 each against Nnaji and the APC.