The Ebonyi State Election Petition Tribunal has reserved judgement on the suits filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Professor Bernard Odoh, and his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart in the March 20 governorship election in Ebonyi State challenging the declaration of Governor Francis Nwifuru of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the winner of the election.
In its ruling on Friday, August 18, at the National Judicial Institute, NJI Abuja, the tribunal said the date for judgement will be communicated to the lawyers of all parties involved in the matter.
This development came after the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) argued that Francis Nwifuru, the All Progressive Congress (APC) Governorship candidate who was elected a member of the State’s House of Assembly under the platform of the PDP and thereafter appointed Speaker of the same House, never resigned his position nor vacated his seat as required by the provisions of Section 177 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
They also argued that Nwifuru was, until and after the election, a member of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly and also occupied the office of the Speaker of the said house under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and as such, was not qualified to contest the election to the seat of Governor of Ebonyi State conducted by the 1st Respondent on the 18th of March 2023, wherein Nwifuru was wrongfully returned elected.
Meanwhile, the Ebonyi People are seriously waiting for the judgement date.
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