The Supreme Court has voided the candidature of Uche Nwosu as governorship flag bearer of the Action Alliance (AA) in the 2019 general elections in Imo over double nomination.
Justice Adamu Augie, who read the ruling on Friday, upheld the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which in turn upheld the decision of a Federal High Court.
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A chieftain of the Action Peoples Party (APP), Uche Nnadi, instituted the first case against Nwosu.
The court based its verdict on the fact that Nwosu already had a valid ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Supreme Court, in its judgment, dismissed Nwosu’s appeal, saying that he wanted to ‘benefit from his own iniquity’.
The court also dismissed the argument by Nwosu’s lawyer that the suit was statute-barred.
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“The appellant cannot be allowed to benefit from his own iniquity. The action is not caught up by limitation of time. This case rest on the issue of illegality and this court cannot be used to enforce illegalities. This appeal is hereby dismissed,” the judge said.
Shortly after the judgment was delivered, Imo APC chairman, Ikenga Ugochinyere, said the implication was that all the votes given to Nwosu at that election were void votes.
