Court sacks APGA’S Anambra South senatorial candidate

AFEDERAL High Court, Abuja, yesterday, sacked a House of Representatives member, Chris Azubogu, as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance ( APGA) for Anambra South Senatorial District in the 2023 general elections.

The federal lawmaker was removed from the senatorial race because of his membership to the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) when, in June this year, he stood for the primary election under APGA for Anambra South Senatorial District.

Delivering judgment in the suit instituted by Ben Nwankwo, challenging the unlawful nomination of Azubogu, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the lawmaker violated Section 65 and 68 of the 1999 Constitution in the unlawful manner he stood for primary election under APGA and got nominated for the February 2023 senatorial election for Anambra South.