Appeal court affirms Amuka as Enugu Assembly member

Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has affirmed the election of Williams Amuka as House of Assembly member representing Igbo Etiti West Constituency of Enugu State.
  
This followed a unanimous decision of the three-man panel of justices presided over by Justice Bolaji Yusuf that set aside the judgment of the Enugu State Election Petition Tribunal, which nullified the election of Amuka of the opposition Labour Party (LP).
  
Justice Yusuf found merit in the Appeal filed by Amuka and upheld his declaration by INEC as the eventual winner of the March 18 House of Assembly election.
  
Reacting to the judgment, which elicited wild celebration by hundreds of his constituents, one of the counsels to Amuka, Chibuzor Ezike, thanked the Court of Appeal for serving justice.
  
He said: “The decision of the Court of Appeal is commendable, and it has brought to an end the long journey of litigation which commenced right from when Amuka won his primary election.”
  
As news of the judgment hit town, there was spontaneous celebration all over Igbo Etiti with motorcycle riders forming a convoy and riding all around the council headquarters of Ogbede, blaring horns. Market women were also seen singing and dancing.