The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressives Party (APC) candidate in the Enugu North and South National Assembly Elections, Juliet Egbo, against the victory of Chimaobi Atu of the Labour Party (LP).
The five-man Justices unanimously dismissed the petition for lacking in merit.
Egbo had in her petition challenged the nomination of Atu of Labour Party and also alleged voters’ intimidation by the party during the election.
A three-man panel at the National Assembly Elections petition tribunal in Enugu had dismissed the petition in July for lack of merit.
Not satisfied with the decision, the APC proceeded to the Court of Appeal, Abuja.
The Court of Appeal upheld the ruling of the tribunal, adding that the appeal was a mere academic exercise and a waste of judicial time.
The judgment has, therefore, put an end to the legal battle between the LP and APC candidates in the February 2023 National Assembly Election in Enugu North and South federal constituency.
Atu polled over 65,000 votes to defeat a three-term House of Representatives member, Ofor Chukwuegbo of the PDP who polled 7,000 votes and Juliet Egbo who polled 2,000 votes.
