{"id":101507,"date":"2023-11-20T21:59:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T20:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/appeal-court-dismisses-uba-pdps-appeal-against-benue-gov-deputy"},"modified":"2023-11-21T00:26:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T23:26:59","slug":"appeal-court-dismisses-uba-pdps-appeal-against-benue-gov-deputy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/appeal-court-dismisses-uba-pdps-appeal-against-benue-gov-deputy","title":{"rendered":"Appeal Court dismisses Uba, PDP\u2019s appeal against Benue Gov, Deputy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Titus Uba against the election of Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State.<\/p>\n

The appellate court in a unanimous judgment resolved all the three issues formulated for determination against Uba and PDP.<\/p>\n

Justice Onyekachi Aja Otisi, who delivered the lead judgment, dismissed the allegation of non-qualification levelled by Uba against the Deputy Governor, Samuel Ode.<\/p>\n

Justice Otisi held that the PDP gubernatorial candidate failed to establish forgery of INEC Form EC9 by Ode beyond reasonable doubt as required by law.<\/p>\n

Among others, the Court of Appeal said that the issues of non-qualification is a pre-election matter which can only be challenged at a Federal High Court and not at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal as done by Uba.<\/p>\n

Also, Justice Otisi said that a suit to challenge non-qualification can only be instituted within 14 days of occurrence of the subject matter.<\/p>\n

The court also dealt with the allegation by Uba that the name of the governor, Hyacinth Alia, was not submitted by the APC to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, within 180 days before the election of March 18.<\/p>\n

The court held that the allegation can\u2019t survive because the primary election that produced Alia was ordered by a high Court and was done within the period ordered by the court.<\/p>\n

In the final analysis, Justice Otisi held that Uba\u2019s appeal against the judgment of Benue State Election Petition Tribunal delivered on September 23 lacked merit.<\/p>\n

The court subsequently upheld the judgment of the tribunal, affirming Alia\u2019s election as Benue State governor.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Titus Uba against the election of Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State. 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