The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday dismissed the appeal filed against the candidature of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

The appellate court, presided by Justice Gafai upheld the argument of J.J. Usman (SAN) that deponents of the affidavits in support of the originating summons who were not delegates cannot challenge the delegate election.

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The Court held further that the handwritten purported delegate list by the appellant lacks evidential value relying on the certified true copies of the delegate election results and the primary election tendered by Akpoti-Uduaghan.

Gafai said, “The election of Akpoti-Uduaghan is upheld, the appeal lacks merit and is hereby dismissed.”