The member representing Ado/Ogbadibo/Okpokwu Federal Constituency of Benue State, Francis Ottah Agbo, has expressed satisfaction with the judgment of the
Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, which ordered the withdrawal of the Certificate of Return issued to his main contender in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primary election, Aida Nath Ogwuche, and be given to him.
The Appeal Court in Abuja had disqualified the candidacy of Ms Ogwuche because she did not resign her appointment with the public service before contesting the primary of the PDP. He said having fought the military as a journalist for the return of democracy, it was incumbent on him to take every measure to safeguard democracy, which he noted was responsible for going to court in the first place!
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