The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State Capital, Sunday, upheld the judgement of the Federal High Court which had earlier dismissed a suit filed by Senator Sam Anyanwu, challenging the emergence of Imo State Governor, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha as the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), held last year October 1.
Anyanwu, who is the immediate past Senator representing Imo East ( Owerri), had approached the Federal High Court sitting in Owerri seeking to nullify the victory of Ihedioha and that he should be declared as the authentic winner of the primary election. He had allegedly accused Hon. Ihedioha of engaging in over voting and thuggery, which he said had swayed the polls in favour of the Imo state governor.
Delivering judgment yearday, Justice Raphael Chikwe Agbo, reaffirmed that the plaintiff did not convince the court on the prayers he sought. He said from the allegations of Anyanwu, the Court could not establish the fact in his claims and therefore, dismissed the suit for lack of proof. Ihedioha, during the party’s primary election, had polled 1,723 to defeat Anyanwu, who polled 1,282.
While Anyanwu rejected the result of the primary election, five other aspirants; Senator Achonu, Prof. Jude Njoku, Mr. Chukwuma, Ekomaru, and Mr. George Ejike, congratulated Ihedioha on his victory and went ahead to work for his victory at the governorship poll. Meanwhile, Ihedioha had called on Anyanwu to join hands with him to move the state forward and also restated his resolve to run an inclusive government.
