A Federal High Court, Awka Division, has refused an application filed by Chief Chris Uba, the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Anambra South, praying the court to grant an injunction stopping INEC from issuing Certificate of Return, CoR, to Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressive Party, YPP, who won the Anambra South senatorial election of February 23.
The court also stepped down another application by Chris Uba where he sought the judicial review and leave for INEC to grant him authority to prosecute the Returning Officer in the said election, Prof. Umenweke.
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The presiding judge, however, advised the applicant to approach the election tribunal if he were aggrieved over the outcome of the election; adding that no regular court will grant him such request if there are no grounds for such.
Meanwhile, Uba’s application seeking leave to prosecute the Returning Officer, Prof. Umenweke, will be heard on Thursday, March 14; according to the court
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