The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Thursday affirmed the election of Sen. (Dr) Tony Nwoye as the duly elected Senator for Anambra North Senatorial District. The three-member panel held that the appeals against the lawmaker lacked merit.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had, on February 25, declared tDr Tony Nwoye as the winner to represent Anambra North at the Senate. Dissatisfied with the declaration, Mrs Stella Oduah and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenged the election of Dr. Nwoye at the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Awka. The Tribunal, however, dismissed the two petitions.
Not still satisfied with the judgments of the tribunal, Mrs Stella Oduah and PDP lodged appeals before the Court of Appeal in Lagos.
Delivering the judgment, the Court of Appeal ruled that the appellants’ appeal lacked merit and dismissed same while affirming Dr Nwoye as the elected Senator for Anambra North Senatorial district.
