Enugu East Senatorial Seat: Nnamani to Know Fate April 8

given Rotimi Amaechi’s desperation to remove Governor Wike from office and install his stooge in the person of Awara against all odds”.

He said that though the AAC campaign was never serious and never campaigned for the office of the position of governor of Rivers State, Amaechi during the adoption of the party, said that he would fund the elections and do everything under the sun to give AAC victory at the polls.

“Amaechi disclosed to us that he had already assembled security personnel drawn from the Nigerian Army, the Police, DSS and FSARS to provide adequate security cover and enablement for members of the AAC and APC to effectively rig the governorship election and have us declared as winners on March 9, 2019”.

He stated that the adoption and promise to deliver AAC was with conditions that conferred de facto governance on Amaechi.

Yeeh outlined the conditions: “First, he (Amaechi) must be the one to appoint 90 per cent of all political office holders, including commissioners, special advisers, and chairmen and members of government agencies and parastatals.

“Second, he must be the one to nominate and produce all the 23 Local Government Council chairmen and other principal officers of the councils.

“We, that is, Awara and my humble self must consult and take instructions from him on all financial, policy and fiscal matters, as well as award and payment of all contracts and other financial transactions upon inauguration as governor and deputy governor of the state”.

He added: “As a practicing Christian, I have come to the conclusion that the actions and desperate attempts by Amaechi and the AAC/APC alliance to rig the governorship and State Assembly elections in Rivers State are both morally and legally wrong, reprehensible and inimical to the collective interest of the people of Rivers State.

“The Almighty God will not forgive me if I continue to lend my support to Rotimi Amaechi’s perfidy against the democratic rights of the people of Rivers State to freely elect their own leaders “.

Yeeh said he has informed Awara in writing of his withdrawal and resignation from the governorship race and the AAC. Alex Enumah Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, will on April 8, decide on the eligibility of the senatorelect representing Enugu East senatorial district, Chimaroke Nnamani, in the just-concluded National Assembly election in Enugu State.

Justice Ekwo fixed the date yesterday after counsel to both parties in the suit adopted their briefs of arguments in the suit seeking Nnamani’s disqualification on the grounds that he (Nnamani) did not physically appear before the Commissioner of Oaths to depose to Form CF001 known as Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Affidavit in support of person seeking election to the office/ membership of senate.

In a pre- election suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1574/2018, the plaintiff, Lawrence Ezeh, a candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is seeking an order restraining Nnamani from further parading or holding himself as the People Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for Enugu East.

The plaintiff in the suit filed by his counsel, Mr. Frank Ikpe, is further praying the court for an order compelling INEC (2nd Defendant) to stop further parading or holding Nnamani as the PDP senatorial candidate for Enugu East.

Meanwhile, both Nnamani and the INEC have filed their motions challenging the competence of the suit as well as the jurisdiction of the court to adjudicate on the matter.

While the former governor was represented in court by Obina Onya, Mr. Tobechukwu Nweke appeared in court for the electoral body.