The Court of Appeal in Owerri, Imo State, has upheld judgment of the Federal High Court which dismissed a suit by Senator Sam Anyanwu, challenging the emergence of Governor Emeka Ihedioha as governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 9 election.
Anyanwu approached the court to nullify Ihedioha’s victory, and declare him authentic winner of the primaries. He also accused Ihedioha of engaging in over-voting and thuggery, which he claimed swayed the polls in his favour.
But Justice Raphael Agbo reaffirmed that the plaintiff did not convince the court on the prayers he sought. According to him, the court could not establish the fact in Anyanwu’s claims and allegations, and therefore dismissed the suit for lack of proof.
Ihedioha polled 1,723 votes to defeat Anyawu who scored 1,282 votes in the October 1 primaries.
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