The National and State House of Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia has affirmed the election of Sen. Theodore Orji,...
The National and State House of Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia has affirmed the election of Sen. Theodore Orji, representing Abia Central Senatorial District.
Sen. Nkechi Nwaogu of the All Progressives Congress had approached the tribunal to challenge the election of Orji of the People’s Democratic Party for failure to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act. However, the tribunal in its judgment held that the petitioner failed to adduce substantial evidence to prove her allegations.It held that the petitioner only called one polling unit agent as witness out of the 215 polling units which, it said, was not enough to prove her case.
In a reaction, the counsel for PDP, Mr Obinna Nkume, hailed the judgment, saying that it would stand the test of time.
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