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LP’s Edeoga, Deputy Reject Judgment Of Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Heads To Appeal Court

The Labour Party and its candidate in the March 18, 2023 Governorship election in the State, Barrister Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga, has rejected the outcome of the Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which announced its verdict in favour of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Mbah.

In a statement by Engr George Ugwu, Spokesperson of the Edeoga/Nwokeabia Campaign Organisation, the party and candidate said it is heading to the Court of Appeal where it will challenge the judgement “to all extents as permitted by law.”

According to the statement by the Campaign Organisation: “On Thursday, September 21, 2023, the Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal delivered its judgement on the petition brought by the Labour Party and its candidate, Barr Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga, following the outcome of the March 18, 2023 Governorship elections in the state, which was announced in favour of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Peter Mbah.

“We wish to convey the acknowledgment by the Labour Party and its candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, of the judgement as delivered at the tribunal, and to state our preparedness to challenge the outcome of this judgement at the Court of Appeal and to all extents as permitted by law.

“To this end, we urge our supporters across the state and in other parts of the country to remain calm, law-abiding, and to go about their businesses without fear or hindrance.

“We retain a firm belief in the justice, and will go the full extent legally possible in ensuring that the hopes of Enugu people who turned out in their numbers to vote for Labour Party candidates on March 18, 2023 are realised.”

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