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Although, it was alleged
that Chukwu was sponsored by the in
incumbent administration so that Amaechi
would benefit from the alleged deal between
the incumbent PDP governors who were
eligible for second term, the Federal High,
nevertheless gave judgement on the matter.
Delivering his judgement
then, the court president over by Justice
Abdul Kafarati held that the period held in
office by Sir Celestine Omehia formed part
of Amaechi's four year tenure and added that
it was wrong in law for Governor Amaechi to
stay in office a day longer than May 28,
2011.
The court further argued
that the election of April 14, 2007 under
the PDP platform was never nullified by any
court, stressing that what the Supreme Court
did was only to ask Omehia to vacate office
for the rightful occupant and never
cancelled the election or ordered for a
fresh one.
Sir Omehia however filed
an appeal against the high court's ruling,
insisting that Chukwu's suit which verdict
was delivered by the lower court commenced
by originating summons for the
interpretation of the Supreme Court's
decision in Amaechi versus INEC (2008).
Omehia in the suit in
which Chief Cyprian Chukwu, Amaechi and the
PDP are respondents had asked the court to
jettison the declaration and orders made by
the Federal High Court, Abuja in favour of
Chief Chukwu for lack of jurisdiction.
With the case coming up
this May at the Supreme Court, hope for
justice for Sir Omehia, the governorship
candidate of the APGA in the 2007 election,
may not have been lost, afterall.###
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