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Updated: May 11, 2023

Tribunal Dismisses Petition Against Abia LP Rep-Elect

By Jude Ikpechukwu
May 11, 2023
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Election Petition Tribunal

A suit challenging the victory of Obinna Aguocha of the Labour Party as the elected member of the Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South federal constituency of Abia State has been thrown out by the state election petition tribunal.

The petition, filed by Paul Meregini and his political party, Action Democratic Party, ADP.

They called for the nullification of the election that produced Aguocha on the ground that the logo of ADP was excluded from the House of Representatives election ballot papers during the February 25 National Assembly polls.

The petition (No. EPT/AB/HR/01/2023) complained that the exclusion of ADP’s logo affected the chances of the candidate of the party, Paul Meregini, as those who came to vote for the applicant and his party could not see the logo of the party.

However, the tribunal in its ruling dismissed the petition, saying it lacked merit and therefore, affirmed the victory of Obinna Aguocha.