From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
Member of the House of Representatives, representing Enugu East/ Isi-uzo Federal Constituency, of Enugu State, Professor Paul Nnamchi, has reiterated his commitment to offering purposeful representation to his constituency.
Nnamchi, who was reacting to the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos, which validated his victory in the February 25 National Assembly election, stated this, in a statement, on Saturday, in Abuja.
The lawmaker, who is a member of the Labour Party ( LP) noted that with his victory at the appellate court, he will redouble his efforts in giving the people of Enugu East/ Isi-uzo federal constituency a voice in the federal legislature. According to him, the court of Appeal judgment is ” a validation of the people’s will in the February 25, 2023 National Assembly election. ”
The lawmaker, who is a member of the Labour Party ( LP) noted that with his victory at the appellate court, he will redouble his efforts in giving the people of Enugu East/ Isi-uzo federal constituency a voice in the federal legislature.
Recall that the Enugu State Election Petition Tribunal had nullified Professor Nnamchi’s election as the member of the House of Representatives. However, the Court of Appeal, in Lagos, on Friday, in a judgment on an appeal filed by the lawmaker, reversed the verdict of the tribunal and affirmed his election as the representative for Enugu East/ Isi-uzo Federal Constituency.
Nnamchi, while thanking his constituents for their support and confidence in him, lauded the Court of Appeal for upholding the mandate overwhelmingly given to him by his people.
The lawmaker reaffirmed that with the litigations over, he would continue to champion people oriented legislations, as well as putting all the issues affecting his constituents, and Nigerians at large, on the front burner of discourse in the parliament.
Nnamchi, who stated that with Appeal Court judgment, “the storm is over” , extended a hand of fellowship to his challenger, Cornelius Nnaji of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying there is “no victor and no vanquished.”