BENIN – THE Court of
Appeal sitting in Benin in a unanimous decision has removed the All
Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Ovia South West
Constituency
in the Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Sunday Aghedo
The appellate Court
declared Mr. Godwin Adenomo also of the APC the winner of the general election
into the Ovia South- West constituency of Edo State House of Assembly held on
11, April 2015.
In the judgment
delivered by Justice Moore Asiemo Adumein, the appellate court also set aside
the part of the judgment of the lower court the primary election conducted by
the APC held on the 2, December 2014 for nominating the party’ candidate for
the general election held on 11, April 2015 into the Ovia South – West
constituency of Edo State House of Assembly.
It also granted
additional reliefs soughted by the respondent as contained in paragraphs 16
(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h) and (I) granted in the judgment of the trial court
as well as that of his reliefs in his further amendment statement of claims
filed on 20, November 2015.
The court awarded
the sum of N100,000.00 against the appellant.
It would recalled
that Mr Godwin Adenomo scored the highest votes cast at the All Progressives
Congress (APC) primary election for the nomination of its candidate for Ovia
South- West constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly scoring 152 votes
against 140 scored by Mr Sunday Aghedo.
His opponent’s name
was forwarded as the party’s candidate for the election and the three man
appeal panel set up by the party to look into his complaint upheld the decision
of the party.
Dissatisfied with
the decision of the party’s appeal panel, Adenomo had dragged the APC and the
primary election Committee to court over imposition of the sacked lawmaker as
the winner of the party primaries to the State House of Assembly in 2014.
He said he won the
primaries but was denied the party’s ticket which was given to Aghedo
The Federal High
Court sitting in Benin in its judgement ordered the APC to conduct a fresh
primary for the position but Adenomo rejected the ruling and headed for the
appellate court.
Aghedo not satisfied
with the lower court’s judgment which set aside the decision of the party’s
appeal panel and also invalidated the primary election conducted on 2, December
2014 and his election held on 11, April 2015, headed to the Appeal court for redress.
Both the plaintiff
and 1st defendant in the lower court,Godwin Adenomo and Sunday Aghedo filed
separate appeals against the decision of the trial court.
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