Abuja – A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. John Chike Okafor, also an ally to the former governor of Imo state, Rocha’s Okorocha’s has again won his case at the Supreme Court.
The apex Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal filed against Hon Okafor challenging the judgment of the Court of Appeal which returned the lawmaker as the authentic member representing Ehime Mbano/Ihitte Uboma/Obowo Federal Constituency of Imo state.
According to a statement issued by the lawmakers media office on Thursday, Lawyers to a yet to bee seen Appellant, Mrs Uzoma Mary-Ann, Mohammed Ndariani Mohammed had on August 16, 2019, filed a notice of appeal challenging the decision of the court of appeal Abuja division which set aside the judgement of the FCT High Court Kubwa presided over by Kawo Bello J.
The statement further said that both him, and the Counsel to the 3rd appellant, the minister for State Education and former member of the House, Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Prof Hakeem Olaniyan vigorously argued the appeal, pleading with the Supreme Court Justices to set aside the judgement of Court of Appeal judgment , which restored Okafor’s mandate.
But Mr. Solomon Umoh, SAN counsel to Hon. Chike Okafor, and Mr Babatunde Kwame Ogala, counsel to the 2nd, respondent, APC raised preliminary objections to the competence of the appeal.
“The supreme court 5 man panel consisting of:
Justice Olabode Rhode Vivour
Justice Chima Centus Nweze
Justice Aminu Sanusi
Justice Ejembi Eko
Justice Uwani Musa Abba Aji, unanimously upheld the objections and dismissed the appeal for being incompetent”, the statement added.


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