Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, will on April 8, decide on the eligibility of the senator-elect representing Enugu East Senatorial District, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, in the just concluded National Assembly election in Enugu State.
In a pre- election suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1574/2018, the plaintiff, Lawrence Ezeh, a candidate of the All Progressives Congress , is seeking an order restraining Nnamani from further parading or holding himself as the Peoples Democratic Party senatorial candidate for Enugu East. Meanwhile, both Nnamani and INEC have filed their motions challenging the competence of the suit as well as the jurisdiction of the court to adjudicate on the matter.
The suit, which is predicated on section 117 of the Evidence Act, 2010, posed the following questions for determination by the court: