From Chuks Onuoha, Umuahia
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in the December 8, 2014 governorship primaries in Abia State, Sir Friday Nwanozie Nwosu, has filed a notice of appeal at the Supreme Court, against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, which dismissed his suit against Dr. Sampson Uche Ogah.
Nwosu, who contested the June 27th judgment of the Federal High Court 10, Abuja, delivered by Justice Okon Abang, which declared Uche Ogah as governor, stated that the apex court will vindicate him.
He said Ogah, having petitioned the PDP that only people from the neighboring states voted in the primaries while authentic party delegates were locked out of the venue, has lost his right to benefit from the exercise.
But a five-man Court of Appeal panel, headed by Justice Morenike Ogunwumiju, dismissed his suit.
However, in a notice of appeal, against the suit No. Appeal No. CA/A/390B/2016, FHC/ABJ/CS/71, filed at the Supreme Court, between Sir Friday Nwosu, appellant and Dr. Uche Ogah, PDP, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and the Independent National Electoral Commission, as respondents, Nwosu sought six reliefs.
He sought for an order dismissing Ogah, the 1st respondent’s suit on the ground that it constitutes an abuse of court process. Secondly, he sought an order that the suit of 1st respondent, Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/71/2016 is incompetent and the trial court lacked the jurisdiction to hear and determine it as constituted and sought a declaration that the appellant was the rightful gubernatorial candidate of the 2nd respondent (PDP) in the 2015 general election by virtue of the 8th December 2014 2nd respondent’s (PDP) gubernatorial primary election in Abia State.
Others reliefs he sought for include; a declaration that the appellant is the duly elected governor of Abia State by virtue of the governorship election held in Abia State in April, 2015, being the duly nominated gubernatorial candidate of the 2nd respondent (PDP), an order that the appellant be sworn in as the Governor of Abia State by the Chief Judge of Abia State or any other relevant Chief Judge or any judicial officer empowered by law to do so, among others.