APC Reps ticket tussle: Court dismisses suit against Ekumankama

From Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki
A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, on Tuesday dismissed a suit challenging the candidature of former Minister of State for Health, Joseph Ekumankama, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer in Afikpo/Edda Federal Constituency for the 2027 general election.
The suit, filed by Hon Iduma Igariwey, who contested the APC primary, sought to invalidate Ekumankama’s candidature and compel the party to recognise him as its duly nominated candidate.
The suit was instituted against the APC, Ekumankama and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as defendants.
Delivering judgment, the presiding judge, Justice Hilary Os...