Umeh called for calm among his supporters and well-wishers, adding that he has confidence that the Court of Appeal would redress the wrong.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Senator Victor Umeh has said he would appeal the ruling of a Federal High Court in Awka disqualifying him from the Anambra Central Senatorial District election as candidate of the Labour Party.
The suit that Justice H. A. Ngajiwa delivered judgement on on Friday was filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Senator Uche Ekwunife.
In a statement made available to TheNiche on Saturday, Umeh said the PDP and Ekwunife had no locus standi to challenge his nomination as LP senatorial candidate.
His statement read, “Yesterday in the evening, news of my disqualification from the Anambra Central Senatorial District Election on the Orders of the Federal High Court, Awka presided over by Justice H. A. Ngajiwa on a Suit filed by the PDP and Senator Lilian Uche Ekwunife, challenging my Nomination as Labour Party Senatorial Candidate for Anambra Central dominated the Social Media.
“Following numerous phone calls and inquiries, I elected to issue this Statement to reduce the palpable anxiety gripping a broad spectrum of Anambra Central People and many Nigerians.
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“I have read this morning, the Judgment delivered yesterday by Justice Ngajiwa and I have discussed same with our Team of Lawyers which included two Senior Advocates of Nigeria.
“Without going deep into the Details of the Judgment, I wish to let the general public know that I am completely dissatisfied with the Judgment and hereby reject same.
“Sen Uche Ekwunife and the PDP clearly do not have locus standi to challenge my Nomination in the Labour Party in accordance with the Extant Laws and therefore, the Judgment was delivered without Jurisdiction.
“It is curious that the same Judge who had earlier dismissed the Suit filed by Sen Ifeanyi Ubah and the YPP challenging the Nomination of Hon Chris Azubogu as the Candidate of APGA for Anambra South Senatorial District for lack of locus standi, describing them as meddlesome interlopers, made a somersault in the present Judgment.
“My Lawyers and those of the Labour Party have been instructed to file Appeals against the Judgment.”
Umeh called for calm among his supporters and well-wishers, adding that he has confidence that the Court of Appeal would redress the wrong.
