A Federal High Court sitting in Akwa has disqualified the Labour Party senatorial candidate for Anambra Central zone, Chief Victor Umeh, in the February 25 general election.
The Federal High Court 1, Awka presided over by Justice H. A. Nganjiwa, on Friday, disqualified Umeh on the grounds of non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act.
The court noted that there was no evidence that the resignation letter by Umeh to the leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance was received by the party.
The court said his name was still in the membership register of APGA as of September 30, 2022, when he contested the party’s primary.
It also said Umeh’s name was not in the membership register of the Labour Party as of the June 3, 2022, date of the primary of the LP.
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The court, therefore declared null and void the publication of Umeh’s name as a candidate earlier by the Independent National Electoral Commission, as he failed to comply with the relevant provisions of the Electoral Act and the LP constitution.
The court also issued an injunction restraining Umeh from parading himself as the senatorial candidate of LP, preventing the party from presenting him as its candidate.
