Senator John Enoh has appealed the judgment of a Federal High Court in Calabar on the disputed Cross River APC governorship ticket.
Enoh is seeking the disqualification of Senator Bassey Otu, the winner of the party’s governorship primary election in the state, over his non-clearance by the APC Credentials Committee and alleged certificate forgery.
In a terse message posted on his Facebook book page, Enoh apologised to his supporters for keeping them in the dark and confirmed that an appeal has been lodged against the judgment.
“Accept my apology for keeping you largely in the dark and saying nothing since the unfortunate judgment of the 24th of October.
“I know how badly disappointed you all felt. I felt no less. I took my time before getting to you because I needed to be sure of the appropriate response to the judgment.
“I can now confirm that an appeal against the judgment has been formally entered by our legal team to the Calabar Division of the Court of Appeal.
“Meeting the timelines has not come easy but we’ve no doubt about the strength of our case as well as our legal team.
“But no matter how strong these both are, never forget the strength of our ‘By God’s Grace ‘ slogan. We ought to always pray, therefore. I enjoin you all to remain steadfast. God bless you all again and again”, senator Enoh said..
The Federal High Court in Calabar resolved the disputed APC ticket in favour of Senator Otu.
The court, presided over by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, held that the plaintiff, Enoh, failed to prove his case.
She further held that in the seven-paragraph affidavit submitted by the plaintiff, the allegation of forgery could not be established.
Justice Ojukwu added that though the third defendant was not cleared by the screening panel and the appeal panel, he was however cleared by the APC NWC and it will be a journey into oblivion to question why he was cleared.
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