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CROSS RIVER: APC’s Ndoma-Egba rejects tribunal ruling, reveals next move
Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has revealed that he is making moves to contest the judgment of the National Election Petition Tribunal, which dismissed his petition challenging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for excluding him from fully participating in the senatorial election of Cross River Central, held on 23rd February.
The former Senate Leader who issued a statement on Friday, in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, informed that he was in the process of subjecting the judgment of the tribunal to judicial test at an appellate court.
In the statement issued on his behalf by the Director of Media and Communication of his campaign organization, Sunny Udeh, Ndoma-Egba urged his supporters to remain calm and not to be discouraged.
Sunny Udeh said: “Without doubt the decision of the Tribunal is a huge disappointment to all our supporters and indeed members of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State. Senator Ndoma-Egba has received many calls and messages from different quarters expressing overwhelming solidarity with him and the All Progressives Congress.
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“As a senior lawyer, Senator Ndoma-Egba retains implicit faith in the Nigerian judiciary and is well aware of the options available to him. Upon a quick review of the situation with our lawyers, we have taken the decision to seek judicial clarification by subjecting the judgement of the Tribunal to further judicial test at the Court of Appeal. This decision is borne out of the Senator’s strong personal sense of responsibility to further develop the law and deepen jurisprudence in Nigeria, in the overall interest of the society.
“As we work towards achieving this, we urge all our teeming supporters not to be discouraged but remain calm. We would not have gotten this far without you. Please keep the faith and thank you for your steadfast support.”
Recall that the tribunal which sat in Calabar had struck out Ndoma-Egba’s petition on the grounds that; “The issues brought before the tribunal were pre-election matters and as such the tribunal lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matters.”
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