An appeal court in Abuja has
sacked Emeka Nwajiuba, lawmaker representing Ehime Mbano/Obowo/Ihitte Uboma
federal constituency of Imo state in the house of representatives.
Nwajiuba is one of the 43
ministerial nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari. Like others, he was screened
and cleared by the senate.
He was a member of the lower
legislative chamber of the national assembly when Buhari named him a minister.
The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier declared Chike Okafor of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the
election in the constituency but Nwajiuba had challenged the victory of
Okafor.
Bello Kawu, judge of a high court
in Abuja, nullified the result of the election and declared Nwajiuba, former
member of the Accord Party, winner of the election.
But in a unanimous judgment on
Wednesday, the appellant court set aside the April 29 order made by Kawu.
The three-man panel of the
appellate court led by Adamu Jauro, equally set aside the May 10, ruling of the
trial court and the entire proceedings in suit No. FCT/HC/CV/423/2018.
Jauro allowed the appeals filed
by Okafor and the APC for being meritorious.
The appellate court granted the
appeal and declared Okafor winner of the election.
Meanwhile, Nwajiuba is now a
member of the APC. He defected from Accord party barely 24 hours after he was
announced a ministerial nominee.
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