By Ikechukwu Nnochiri

The Supreme Court, on Friday, struck out an appeal by Senator Uche Ekwunife, challenging nullification of her election for the Anambra Central Senatorial District.

In an unanimous judgment, a five-man panel of Justices of the apex court led by Justice Tanko Mohammed, gave the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the nod to conduct a re-run election for the Senatorial district

The apex court upheld preliminary objections that were raised against Ekwunife’s appeal by the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, and its Senatorial candidate for the election, Chief Victor Umeh.

It will be recalled that the Anambra State Election Petition Tribunal and the Court of Appeal sitting in Awka had in their concurrent judgments, nullified the election that produced Ekwunife as Senator for the district, in 2015.

Both the tribunal and the appellate court directed INEC to conduct fresh re-run election in the district.