A Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Abia State, Mr. Friday Nwosu, has filed a notice of appeal over the judgement delivered by Justice Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Owerri, which dismissed his suit against Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu.
Nwosu had accused Ikpeazu of allegedly submitting a forged tax certificate and declaring false information to the Independent National Electoral Commission and the PDP in the run up to the 2015 governorship election.
But, the Federal High Court, Owerri, presided over by Justice Allagoa, on July 8, ruled that Nwosu failed to prove a tax forgery case against Ikpeazu, thereby dismissing his suit and affirmed the election of Ikpeazu.
Not satisfied with the judgment, Nwosu, in a notice of appeal – Suit no. FHC/OW/CS/191/2015, FHC/UM/CS/64/2015, FHC/CS/184/2015, filed at the Federal High Court, Owerri, between Sir Friday Nwosu (appellant) and PDP, INEC, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah, as respondents – sought seven reliefs. They include, “ An order setting aside the judgment and decision of the court, delivered on July 8,2016.”
He also sought an order granting the appellant “necessary consequential order, including an order for the plaintiff to be returned as the duly elected governor of Abia State and an order granting the reliefs sought by the appellant in the originating summons.”
Others prayers of the plaintiff included an order directing INEC to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued the third respondent (Dr.Okezie Ikpeazu) as the elected Governor of Abia State by the virtue of the April 2015 governorship election held in Abia State, an order directing the 2nd respondent, (INEC), to issue a fresh Certificate of Return to the plaintiff as the elected governor of Abia State. It also sought for an order allowing the appeal, among others.
He also outlined 26 grounds of appeal and particulars of error on which the court occasioned a miscarriage of justice.
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