Former
Senator Annie Okonkwo is in line to represent the PDP in a forthcoming election
to fill a senatorial seat held by Uche Ekwunife who was sacked last December by
the Court of Appeal.
Panel set up of
Nigeria’s Supreme Court of Nigeria sitting in Abuja, on Friday, sacked the
senators and members of the House of Representatives from Anambra State.
The decision
swept away a host of lawmakers from Anambra State, including the Senator
representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Stella Oduah and her
counterpart.
Chris Uba,
younger brother to Andy Uba, and Prince Emeka are expected to take over seats
vacated by Andy Uba and Stella Oduah respectively.
The ruling by
the Supreme Court upheld an earlier decision by Justice Chukwu of the Federal
High Court laying out the proper procedures for selection of the PDP’s
legislative candidates.
In December
2014, the Federal High Court had ruled that it was only the constitutionally
recognized state party leadership led by Ejike Oguebego that could organize the
party primaries.
The Supreme
Court’s ruling today, reaffirmed the High Court’s verdict, declaring that the
Ejike Oguebego-led PDP executive had the sole right to hold the primaries in
Anambra State.
Thank goodness Stella had to go
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