Supreme court reserves judgment in Ebonyi guber appeal

The supreme court has reserved judgment in the appeal challenging the election of Fran­cis Nwifuru as Ebonyi governor.

The court reserved judgment after parties in the suit adopted their briefs of argument on Monday.

Nwifuru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 199, 131 votes to defeat Ifeanyi Odii of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who secured 80, 191 votes.

Bernard Odoh, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), came a distant third with 52, 189 votes.

Dissatisfied with the outcome of the election, Odii and Odoh had approached the tribunal, asking it to nullify Nwifuru’s victory and declare them winner. 

They noted that Nwifuru was not a valid member of the APC at the time he contested the election.

However, the petitions were dismissed by the tribunal.

The court of appeal also dismissed their appeals and affirmed Nwifuru’s election.

On a date that would be communicated to parties, the supreme court would deliver judgment in the appeal filed by Odii.