The Court of Appeal in Awka, Anambra State, has granted the Labour Party’s Anambra Central senatorial candidate, Victor Umeh, permission to serve his Notice of Appeal on Peoples Democratic Party Senator Uche Ekwunife using substituted methods.
In a motion experte with Appeal No. CA/AW/24/2023, counsel for the appellant, Alex Ejesieme, told the court that the bailiff had made multiple unsuccessful attempts to serve Ekwunife personally.
He supported his motion with a 13-paragraph affidavit, as well as a bailiff affidavit of attempted serve.
Ejesieme called the trial court finding “very sad” in light of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court opinions on the subject.
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Presiding judge of the Appeal Court, Justice Hannatu Sankey, granted that the Notice of Appeal should be posted at the entrance gate of Ekwunife’s Campaign Office situated at the Uche Ekwunife Event Centre, Awka.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Ekwunife and PDP had gone to the Federal High Court to contest the validity of Umeh’s nomination in the Labour Party.
(NAN)
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