The Court of Appeal will on Monday (today) begin hearing in the suit by Senator Ifeanyi Ubah challenging his sack as senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District.
The Abuja High Court in Kubwa, presided over by Justice Bello Kawu, had in a judgment in suit challenging the Anambra South Senatorial District election, sacked Senator Ubah for allegedly submitting forged certificate and alleged violation of the law as his political party – Young Peoples Party (YPP) – did not conduct primaries for his emergence as candidate.
The judge, in a ruling last year, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a certificate of return to Obinna Uzoh of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who came second in the election.
He also directed that Uzoh be sworn in to replace Ubah.
Ubah had applied to the court to set aside the judgement, but Justice Kawu on January 17, 2020, reaffirmed his earlier judgment sacking him, prompting Ubah to head to the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgement.
