Labour Party Loses Again As Court Declares Austin Akobundu Of PDP As Winner Of Abia Central Senatorial District

The Court of Appeal has upheld the victory of Senator Austin Akobundu, who contested under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the Abia Central Senatorial District in the February 25 National Assembly election.

The decision was communicated in a statement released by the PDP on its official platform on Friday, December 7.

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The statement reads: “The Court of Appeal has affirmed its judgment declaring PDP’s Senator Austin Akobundu representing Abia Central Senatorial District as the authentic winner of the February 25, 2023 National Assembly election in the Senatorial District

“The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja today dismissed the application filed by Hon. Darlington Nwokocha of the Labour Party, seeking the Court of Appeal to review and reverse its earlier Judgment wherein it declared Senator Akobundu as the duly elected Senator for Abia Central Senatorial District.

“The Appeal Court threw out the application and awarded a cost of N5 million to be paid by Darlington Nwokocha to Senator Akobundu.”