The senatorial ambition of Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi
State was on Tuesday hung in the balance, as the only female aspirant, in the
just concluded primary elections of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ann
Agom-Eze went to court to stop him.
Governor David Umahi through his counsel and elder brother,
Roy Nwaze had dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to
the Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, to compel the commission to
recognize Umahi as the authentic senatorial candidate for Ebonyi south
senatorial zone.
Nwaze argued that the governor’s name should be recognized
by INEC, hence the 1st winner of the Ebonyi south senatorial primary election
which took place at Afikpo North LGA.
Mr. Austin Umahi a contender had withdrawn at the 2nd
primary election conducted wherein David Umahi was reported to have won
unopposed.
Also, Mudi Erhenedi, a counsel to senator Mikel Nnachi, who
is representing Ebonyi South senatorial zone and candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, had approached the same federal High court sitting in
Abakaliki to be joined in the suit, with the aim of stopping Umahi from being
enlisted by INEC.
In a swift reaction, Nwonu Nnaemeka, counsel to Mrs Ann
Agom-Eze, said he was instructed by his client to file a suit, requesting the
court to join her in the suit filed by Umahi’s counsel, Nwaze and that she is
the authentic senatorial candidate of APC in Ebonyi South zone, since Austin
Umahi who won, had withdrawn from the contest, and not David Umahi.
Nwonu noted that his client is not aware of any conduct of
another APC primary election in Ebonyi south senatorial zone, as being rumoured
in the state.
According to him: “while we were in court, I got briefing to
enter an appearance for Mrs. Ann Agom-Eze who sort to be joined as a party in a
matter she got information about, patterning to her contestation for APC
primary election.
“We indicated her interest in the matter, especially because
her name was mentioned in the affidavit in support of the action, particularly
in paragraph 10 of the affidavit in support of the originating summon, had made
an allegation of her withdrawal, which she is denying and being that she is
denying it, it is proper for the court to hear her.
“Mrs Ann Agom-Eze is the second runner up of the APC Primary
election in Ebonyi south zone and being the second runner up if the winner of
the primary election had withdrawn and the party decides to conduct another
primary, she is supposed to be part of the processes and based on the
instructions of our client, she is not aware of the holding of any other rerun
election taken place anywhere, and she is the person to benefit from whatever
the party decides if the candidate has withdrawn” he stated.
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