Appeal Court affirms Thomas Ereyitomi as APC candidate for Warri House of Reps seat

The Court of Appeal successful Abuja has unanimously affirmed Chief Thomas Ereyitomi arsenic the campaigner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Warri Federal Constituency spot successful the House of Representatives successful the 2027 wide election.

The appellate tribunal connected Wednesday dismissed successful its entirety the entreaty filed by different APC chieftain, Ekpoto Ekpoto Emmanuel, challenging Ereyitomi’s information arsenic the APC campaigner for Warri Federal Constituency.

In a unanimous judgement delivered by Justice Donatus Okorowo, the Court of Appeal held that Emmanuel’s allegation that the House of Representatives subordinate held dual enactment rank was not substantiated arsenic required by law.

Justice Okorowo upheld the judgement of the Federal High Court successful Abuja, delivered connected August 6 by Justice Mohammed Umar, which held that the contented of enactment rank was an interior matter of a governmental enactment and, therefore, not justiciable.

The Court of Appeal besides held that the declaration by the Warri Ward Chairman of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) that Ereyitomi was ne'er a subordinate of the enactment wa...