Appeal court in Enugu state has delivered its judgment
on election of Senator Ike Ekweremadu.
The media office of Ekweremadu issued a statement
saying that the appeal court judgment was announced on
December 7, Monday.
Reacting to the court’s decision, Ekweremadu, who is
deputy president of the Senate, expressed happiness with
the judgement
He said he was never disconcerted as the mandate
handed to him by his people was “ free, fair, credible,
resounding, and therefore incontrovertible.”
The legislator, who said he did not resent his rival for
trying his luck at the tribunal, insisted that his main
concern was to give quality representation to his
constituents and the nation in general.
He said: “ This is the beauty of democracy.My challenger
exercised his democratic right. It is also democratic and
reassuring that the appellate court has upheld the return
made by the lower tribunal on my election.
“I thank my constituents and the good people of Enugu
State for their prayers, goodwill, and immense faith they
have continued to repose in me.
“Let me also reassure them that I will never let them down.
I will continue to work for the common good and to justify
every bit of confidence reposed in me. ”
Ekweremadu scored 120,075 votes to re-emerge senator
for Enugu West Senatorial District in the 2015 general
polls.
Meanwhile, his closest challenger of the All Progressive
Congress Louisa Achieze polled 2,314 had openly
accepted the result and congratulated Ekweremadu.
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