The Supreme Court, on Friday, declared Frank Ibezim of the All Progressive Congress as the winner of the Imo North Senatorial District bye-election, putting to rest legal fireworks.
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, held that the suit which led to the disqualification of Ibezim for allegedly supplying false information to secure a nomination was statute-barred at the time it was instituted.Specifically, the apex court held that Section 285 of the 1999 constitution was grossly violated by the plaintiff in the suit because the mandatory 14 days for such suit to be filed was not complied with.
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