An Appeal Court sitting in Lagos State has upheld the victory of Abia State Governor, Alex Otti at the March polls, dealing a blow to the appeals of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) and their governorship candidates.
The appellate court ruled that petitions brought by the appellants lacked in merit, as they were like a comedy skit brought to a democratic setting.
The judges said issues of Otti’s membership was a pre-election matter and that the Governor duly participated in the party’s primaries and duly sponsored to contest.
On the issues of Bimodial Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, brought by the PDP and its candidate, the appeal court said the appellants failed to demonstrate or link their documentary evidence to the specific parts of the case.
