A faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Anambra State has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to follow due process by standing by the list of candidates it released last week.
The Chief Jude Okeke’s faction’s appeal to the electoral umpire was in reaction to Monday’s judgement of Anambra High Court which upturned the earlier judgement by Jigawa High Court recognising Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji,as the party’s governorship candidate.
Speaking in Abuja through its national publicity secretary, Ikechukwu Chukwunyere, the group alleged that some people were determined to desecrate the sanctity of the nation’s judiciary with actions inimical to the development of democracy in the country.
According to Chukwunyere, the latest judgement was wrong given that the Anambra High Court has same coordinate jurisdiction with Jigawa High Court which he said had earlier upheld the election of Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji as the party’s candidate in Anambra State.
