The Election Petition Tribunal Sitting in Umuahia has declared President Bola Tinubu’s Minister of state for labour and employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha winner of the February 25 National Assembly election in Isukwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency.
The panel while delivering Judgement stated after recomputing the votes cast polling unit by polling unit, it was found out Hon Onyejiocha of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 11,936 while Amobi Ogah of Labour Party scored 9,738.
The tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Ogah and reissue same to the petitioner, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha.
Speaking to journalists after the judgement, the counsel to the petitioner Prof Olatoke expressed confidence in the judiciary stating that the Tribunal granted them all the reliefs and restored the mandate freely given by the good people of Isukwuato/Umunneochi to Hon Onyejeocha.
But Ogah responding, said: “It will be revised at the appeal court”.
