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JUST-IN: LP’s Edeoga Rejects Tribunal Verdict, To Appeal Judgement
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JUST-IN: LP’s Edeoga Rejects Tribunal Verdict, To Appeal Judgement

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The 2023 Labour Party governorship candidate in Enugu state, Barr. Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga, has rejected Thursday’s judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal dismissing his petition.

Pacesetter reports that in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Edeoga/Nwokeabia campaign organisation, Engr. George Ugwu and posted on Labour Party’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Edeoga said his legal team in line with his constitutional rights, will appeal the judgement.

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Recall that the three-member panel of judges led by Justice Kudirat Akano had upheld INEC’s declaration and return of Mr. Peter Mbah as the duly elected Governor of Enugu state in the March 18, 2023 election.

The statement reads in full:

Statement By Edeoga/Nwokeabia Campagn Organisation On The Judgement Of The Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal – Labour Party (LP)

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“On Thursday, September 21, 2023, the Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal delivered its judgement on the petition brought by the Labour Party and its candidate, Barr Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga, following the outcome of the March 18, 2023 Governorship elections in the state, which was announced in favour of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Peter Mbah.

“We wish to convey the acknowledgment by the Labour Party and its candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, of the judgement as delivered at the tribunal, and to state our preparedness to challenge the outcome of this judgement at the Court of Appeal and to all extents as permitted by law.

“To this end, we urge our supporters across the state and in other parts of the country to remain calm, law-abiding, and to go about their businesses without fear or hindrance.

“We retain a firm belief in the justice, and will go the full extent legally possible in ensuring that the hopes of Enugu people who turned out in their numbers to vote for Labour Party candidates on March 18, 2023 are realised”.

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Signed:

Engr George Ugwu

Spokesman, Edeoga/Nwokeabia Campaign  Organisation

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