The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri has ruled that Hon.Obinna Mbata is the rightful candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC for Owerri Federal Constituency for the February 23 National Assembly election.
The 3 man panel of Justices overruled the earlier decision of the Federal High Court Owerri presided by Justice T.G Ringim, which sought to replace Mr.Tony Umezuruike as the APC candidate for Owerri Federal Constituency.
Umezuruike had approached the Owerri High Court where he challenged the nomination of Mr.Mbata as candidate of the APC for Owerri Federal Constituency.
With the ruling of the Appeal Court which has set the records straight, some political analysts contend that the legal wrangling had put spanner in the wheel of progress for Hon.Mbata who was in pole position to win the Owerri House of Representatives seat for the APC based on political forecasts at that time.
This paved the way for Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to win Owerri Reps seat with Hon.Ikenna Elezianya emerging winner of the contest .
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