Olu Samuel Lokoja

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the appeal filed against the candidature of Barr. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP).

The Court presided by Justice Gafai upheld the arguement of J.J. Usman (SAN) on behalf of Natasha held that the Deponents of the affidavits in support of the originating summons who were not delegates cannot challenge the delegate election.

The Court held further that the handwritten purported delegate list by the appellant lacks evidential value relying on the certified true copies of the delegate election results and the primary election tendered by Akpoti-Uduaghan, the court held that the election of Akpoti-Uduaghan is upheld.

The court held that the appeal lacks merit and was dismissed in it’s entirety.

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is one of the leading candidate for the senatorial district in Kogi state.