Supreme Court Upholds Governor Obiano's Election

The Supreme Court Monday upheld the election of
Anambra State Governor, Willy Obiano just as it
dismissed the appeals brought by the All
Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) and their candidates Chris
Ngige and Tony Nwoye respectively.
In a unanimous judgment, the court held that the
appellants woefully failed to prove their allegations
that the election was not conducted in compliance
with the Electoral Act.
Justice Bayang.K. Akaahs who read the lead
judgment held that the appellants failed to
substantiate their claims and that in the
circumstance, the apex court had no reason to
disturb the concurrent judgments of both the
Election Petition Tribunal and the Co