Court Throws Out Chris Uba’s Case Against Ifeanyi Ubah

The Federal High Court sitting at Awka on Wednesday in a ruling, dismissed the case filed by the defeated PDP candidate for Anambra South Senatorial District, Chief Chris Uba, against the February 23, 2019 National Assembly election in the zone.

Chris Uba had approached the Federal High Court Awka seeking the leave of the court to arrest and prosecute the Returning Officer for the Anambra South Senatorial election, Prof Umenweke Nnama, for declaring Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah of YPP winner of that election.

The PDP candidate also sought the order of the Court to stop INEC from issuing the Certificate of Return to Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah which the court declined.

Today, the Federal High Court in Awka after hearing the suit struck out the petition against the senator-elect, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah and the Returning Officer for lacking in merit.

Eselu, as he is popularly called, has not relented since the conclusion of the election in which Dr. Ubah defeated him and his brother in Uga and Aguata. He, in collaboration with Ezeemo caused the Returning Officer in a frivolous petition to declare the concluded election inconclusive. It took the professor of law an immediate investigation to withdraw his letter to the REC Awka and reaffirmed his earlier declaration that Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah won the election squarely.