Enugu Appeal court refuses to review its judgment, strikes out Ekwunife’s application

The Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal, Thursday refused to set aside the earlier judgement it delivered on December 7, 2015, in respect of the Anambra Central senatorial district.

The court held that it cannot set aside its earlier judgement, maintaining that there must be an end to the case.

The Appeal Court had in its judgement delivered in favour of Victor Umeh of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), nullified the election of Uche Ekwunife ho was of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) then.

The court based its decision on non-conduct of PDP primary in line with the electoral act.

However, based on recent Supreme Court judgements, which were at variance with the Appeal Court’s decision, Ekwunife approached the court praying it to set aside the December 7 judgment.

She equally filed a motion for injunction seeking to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from conducting the rerun election.

But in a judgement by the 5-man Appeal Court justices, the court refused to grant the injunction.

More details later.