An Owerri division of the Court of Appeal on Wednesday sacked Hon. Emeka Atuma as the APC senatorial candidate for Abia Central and reinstated Hon. Sam Onuigbo, member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency as the duly elected candidate of the party, ABN TV reports.
The court sets aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Umuahia, presided over by Justice Evelyn Anyadike which declared Atuma winner of the primary election of the APC in Abia Central.
Onuigbo had insisted that Atuma did not take part in the primary election that produced him as winner.
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The trial judge said that APC held Abia Central senatorial Primary on the 28th, and 29th of May 2022, which did not produce any result.
Justice Anyadike held that the party held another one on June 7th 2022, which produced Emeka Atuma as the real candidate for Abia Central senatorial seat, saying it will be wrong for Onuigbo to rely on an inconclusive Primary for his case.
The court of appeal however said the judge erred, and set aside the judgement.
Hon. Onuigbo in response welcomed the judgement, saying it is a good day for democracy in the country.
He stated that the Judiciary remains the last hope of the common man.
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