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August 18, 2015

Election tribunal: Ekwunife opens defence

By Vincent Ujumadu

Awka — Mrs. Uche Ekwunife, who was declared winner of the March 28, 2015 senatorial election in Anambra Central senatorial district against former national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh, opened her defence, yesterday, when the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Awka resumed hearing in the case filed by Umeh and APGA against Ekwunife and 10 other respondents.
Ekwunife, yesterday tendered forms EC8A1, being polling unit results in about 67 polling units.

Umeh had tendered forms EC8A1 of about 116 polling units mostly in Idemili North Local Government Area, which he said, had infractions and mutilations and prayed that all the EC8A1forms that suffered such infractions be cancelled and result collated in only those polling units where election was held without blemish be upheld.

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