S/Court decides Gov Orji’s fate today

The Supreme Court will this morning deliver judgment in the appeal filed against the election of Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State by a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Chief Ikechi Emenike.

Emenike had earlier approached a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to institute a suit based on section 87 [9] of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) claiming that he and not Governor Orji was the rightful standard bearer of the PDP to contest the April 16, 2011 governorship election in the state.

He premised the suit on the ground that he was the duly elected candidate at the appropriate primary conducted by the state congress of Abia State on January 10, 2011 and that the incumbent governor was not a member of the PDP at the material time and should never have been put forward as the successful candidate at the primary.

The High Court ruled in favour of Orji but not satisfied, Emenike had approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the decision of the lower court.

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division also upheld the ruling of the lower court.

Still not satisfied, Emenike headed for the apex court.