Supreme Court dismisses suit against Sen. Nnamani – TheNigerialawyer

Supreme Court on Monday dismissed suit filed by Sen. Gilbert
Nnaji seeking disqualification of Chimaroke Nnamani, former
governor of Enugu state as Senator representing Enugu East
Senatorial District.

Justice Mary Odili, in a lead judgment, held that the case was
statute barred and therefore dismissed the motion on notice brought
by Nnaji.

“This appeal is hereby dismissed having been withdrawn by the
counsel to the appellant without any objection and there shall be
no order as to costs.

News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the Court of Appeal,
Enugu Division in June dismissed an appeal challenging the
clearance of Chimaroke to contest the Enugu East Senatorial
District primaries by the PDP.

The Appeal Court dismissed his case for lacking in merit.

Mr Nnaji had in October 2018 approached an Abuja Federal High
Court, asking that his name be submitted to the Independent
National Electoral Commission, INEC, as the PDP candidate for the
Senatorial District.

He went to court, claiming that Nnamani was not present during
the PDP screening of candidates and as such was not qualified to
stand for the primary elections.

He further claimed that having come second in the election he
was the rightful candidate.

The case was later transferred to Enugu on the orders of the
Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.

Mr Nnamani’s Counsel, in his defence, among other things, told
the court that the suit was statute barred.

He argued that the course of action should have arisen after the
PDP screening which the plaintiff (Nnaji) claimed Senator Nnamani
did not attend.

NAN