Appeal Court has delivered final judgment on Enugu Governor Mbah’s election.
Newsonline Nigeria reports that an appellate court sitting in Lagos, on Friday, upheld the election of Barr Peter Mbah as the governor of Enugu State.
This Nigeria news platform understands that the judgement was delivered by a three-man panel of the Appeal Court in a case filed by Barr Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party, LP.
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Newsonline Nigeria reports that the court affirmed the judgment of Enugu Tribunal delivered on September 9, 2023, by the Hon. Justice K.M. Akano-led tribunal.
All the three issues which were subject of the appeal were resolved in favour of Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The three-member panel led by Justice Tijani Yusuf Hassan held that the appellant failed to prove that Mbah forged his National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, certificate and was not qualified to contest the election.
The allegations of over-voting in Nkanu East Local Government Area was also dismissed by the court.
