PDP gains Rep seat in Enugu as tribunal sacks LP’s Nnamchi
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Nnaji had challenged the election of Nnamchi at the tribunal over claims that the Labour Party candidate was not qualified to stand for election and also was not properly sponsored by his party.
The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Enugu, on Friday nullified the victory of Prof. Sunday Nnamchi of Labour Party in the February 25 election into the Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency.
The three-man panel, led by Justice A. M. Abubakar consequently declared Prince Cornelius Nnaji, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the elected member for the federal constituency.
Nnaji had challenged the election of Nnamchi at the tribunal over claims that the Labour Party candidate was not qualified to stand for election and also was not properly sponsored by his party.
In its judgment, the tribunal agreed with the petitioner that the candidate of the Labour Party was not qualified to contest the election as he never resigned from the university before seeking for a new position as required by the new electoral act.
(NAN)
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