Ebony : Supreme Court Affirms Francis Nwifuru’s Election

Written By Garry Ochigbo, Edited By Grace Namiji

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi state.

In a lead judgment of a 5-man panel of Justices, Justice Tijani Abubakar held that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chukwuma Odi failed to prove any allegation of non compliance in the election.

Consequently, the apex court in a unanimous decision dismissed the appeal by Odi for lacking in merit and a gross abuse of court process.

The panel held that the PDP candidate cannot question the nomination of Nwifuru by his party, the APC.

The Lagos state division of the Court of Appeal, had on November 24, 2023, affirmed the election of Fran­cis Nwifuru as the duly elected governor of Ebonyi State in the March 18, governorship election.

The three-member panel presided over by Justice Jummai Sankey, in its unanimous decision, dismissed the appeal filed by Chukwuma Odii of the Peoples Democratic Party.