The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Umuahia which voided the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. Delivering judgment, the three-member panel of the court led by Justice Hamma Akawu- Barka held that the Federal High Court Umuahia had no jurisdiction to have entertained the case. This according to them was because the plaintiff, Mr Nduka Edede, did not have the legal right to have filed the suit in the first place. The appellate court said…
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