The All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) candidate for Anaocha/Njikoka/Dunukofia Federal Constituency in the March 28,2015 National Assembly elections, Mr Dozie Nwankwo, yesterday, presented his written and oral addresses to the elections tribunal sitting in Awka, Anambra State.

Nwankwo had petitioned the tribunal, headed by Justice Nayai Agadagba, challenging the declaration of Dr Okey Eze of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) as the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC).

He urged the tribunal to nullify of the poll Eze’s declaration and instead declare him the election winner, having polled the highest number of lawful votes cast.
Nwankwo’s lead counsel, Chief Lateef Fagbemi, in his presentation, contended that Eze did not score the majority of the lawful votes cast in the election. And that having regards to the evidence adduced by his client, it was clear that Nwankwo won the election.

However, counsel to INEC, Chukwudubem Anyigbo, in his final address, urged the dismissal of the petition for incompetence and failure of the petitioner to prove his allegation against the commission.

Counsel to Eze, Chief George Ignokwe urged the tribunal to strike out the petition for lacking in merit and incompetence. He said the evidence led by the petitioner were at variance with his pleadings.