The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Francis Nwifuru of the All Progressives Congress as the duly elected Governor of Ebonyi state.
The Apex court affirmed the decision of the tribunal and the court of appeal which had laid the issue on ground to rest as the appellants could not prove their case beyond reasonable doubt.
The court while dismissing the appeal filed by Chukwuma Odii and the PDP challenging the emergence of Francis Nwifuru as Governor of Ebonyi state, held that Odii failed in his petition to prove non-compliance as alleged.
On the issue of membership of the party, the apex court held that Odii lacks jurisdiction, as the issue of membership of a candidate continue to remain an internal affair of the party.
Odii had in his petition held that Nwifuru was not a member of the APC when he ran for the office of Governor, citing section 177c of the constitution.
(Editor: Anoyoyo Ogiagboviogie)
