In a unanimous decision, the appellate court struck out the appeal challenging Obi’s candidacy and awarded N200,000 each in favours of INEC and the LP each.
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The court held that the appellant who also file suit at the lower court has no locus standi to institute the action.
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Justice Ugochukwu Ogakwu who led the three- member panel in the judgment held that trial court was right in its decision.
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The appellant had contended that Obi was not qualified by the circumstance of his emergence as candidate of the LP.
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The 1st respondent In the suit marked: CA/ABJ/CV/1414/2022I is Independent National Electoral Commission( INEC), 2nd is labour party.
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