No fewer than 10 petitions have been filed before the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu. A check at the Tribunal’s secretariat in Enugu revealed that the petitions arising from the outcome of the February 23 National Assembly elections were challenging three senatorial results and seven House of Representatives results. In her petition, Mrs. Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu of the APC is challenging the re-election of Senator Ike Ekweremadu for Enugu West Senatorial Zone. According to the information made available to newsmen, APC’s Eugene Odo is also challenging Senator Chuka Utazi, who was declared the winner of Enugu North Senatorial Zone. At the senatorial level, another APC candidate, Lawrence Eze, filed a petition challenging the declaration of former Governor of the state, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, as winner of Enugu East Senatorial zone.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 18, 2019 20:15 UTC