Justice Tijjani Abubakar who delivered the judgment also dismissed the appeal by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and it’s candidate, Chukwuma Odii.
He described the appeal as void of merit.
Recall that the Court of Appeal in Lagos had earlier affirmed the election of Francis Nwifuru as the duly elected governor of Ebonyi State.
In a unanimous decision, the three-member panel led by Justice Jummai Sankey dismissed the appeal filed by Chukwuma Odii of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The panel also resolved all five issues raised against the appellant and dismissed the appeal for lacking merit.
Justice Sankey held that the PDP and its candidates lacked the legal right to meddle in the internal affairs of the All Progressives Congress as it relates to the nomination of candidates.
Nwifuru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 199, 131 votes to defeat Ifeanyi Odii of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who secured 80, 191 votes.
Bernard Odoh, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), came a distant third with 52, 189 votes.
Dissatisfied with the outcome of the election, Odii and Odoh had approached the tribunal, asking it to nullify Nwifuru’s victory and declare them winner.
They noted that Nwifuru was not a valid member of the APC at the time he contested the election.
However, the petitions were dismissed by the tribunal.
The court of appeal also dismissed their appeals and affirmed Nwifuru’s election.
