The managing Director of Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), and governorship aspirant in the race to the All {Progressives Congress (APC) ticket ahead of the November 6, 2021 Anambra state governorship election, George Moghalu as again secured victor over the APC and its candidate, senator Andy Uba, as the Abuja division of the Court Appeal on Thursday, upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court which set aside the candidacy of Andy Uba as candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election.
The appellate court in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Danlami Zenchi accordingly dismissed the appeals brought by Andy Uba and the APC against the judgment of the trial court for lacking in merit.
The two dismissed appeals are APC VS Chief (Dr) GEORGE MOGHALU & 2 ORS CA/ABJ/CV/13/2022 and MR. EMMANUEL ANDY N. UBA VS CHIEF(DR.) GEORGE MOGHALU & 2 ORSCA/ABJ/CV/36/2022.
Delivering the Appeal Court judgment, Justice Senchi held that the panel considered all the issues raised by the Appellants in the two appeals and resolved all the issues against the appellants.
The court noted that it agreed with the submissions of the counsel to Moghalu, Chief Chris Uche (SAN) and dismissed the appeals for lacking in merit and affirmed the decision of Justice Ekwo of the federal high court delivered on December20, 2021.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, of the Abuja division of the Federal High court had earlier held that the plaintiff, George Moghalu, succeeded in proving that the APC did not conduct a valid primary election which Mr Uba claimed to have won as the party’s flag bearer in the November 6, 2021 election.
Consequently, he ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to delete Mr Uba’s name from its record as a candidate in the election.
Justice Ekwo equally ordered the APC to refund to the plaintiff N22.5 million he paid for expression of interest and nomination forms since the party failed to conduct a valid primary.
