Senator Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) has announced his intention to appeal a Federal High Court ruling that struck out his suit challenging Ifeanyi Okowa’s APC senatorial candidacy.
Mr Nwoko disclosed this in a statement released by his legal team on Monday in Abuja, describing the court’s decision as unfortunate.
He expressed confidence that the Court of Appeal would overturn the decision, stating that the High Court had struck out the suit rather than dismissing it.
“We have instructed our counsel to file an appeal immediately and are confident that the appellate court will overturn it,” the senator said.
Mr Nwoko alleged that the ruling failed to address the substantive merits of the case, which he contended had not yet been properly heard. He claimed that the court had previously granted him leave to amend his legal processes, only to set aside that order on its own motion subsequently.
