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The Court of Appeal in Abuja yesterday upheld the disqualification of Chukwuma Francis Ibezim as candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the December 5, 2020 by-election for Imo North Senatorial District.
A three-man panel of justices of the court with Justice Abubakar Yahaya presiding in a unanimous judgment agreed with Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja that Ibezim submitted false information to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in aid of his qualification for the election.
Justice Ekwo had in a judgment delivered on December 4, 2020 sacked Ibezim as candidate of the APC for the December 5 by-election in Imo North Senatorial District.
Appeal Court upholds sack of APC Imo North Senator-elect, Ibezim over false certificate
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the disqualification of Imo North Senator-elect Chief Chukwuma Francis Ibezim as candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the December 5, 2020 by-election.
Ibezim was sacked as APC candidate due to irreconcilable differences in the names on the certificates he presented to secure nomination.
He was also accused of supplying false information in his other documents.
Ibezim had contested his disqualification at an Abuja Federal High Court.
Justice Inyang Ekwo-led court had in a judgment delivered on December 4, 2020 sacked Ibezim as candidate of the APC on the grounds that he made false statements and declarations in the affidavit and documents he submitted to his party, the APC and INEC.