A federal high court sitting in Abuja, has declared Senator Athan Achonu as the duly elected Labour Party Governorship candidate for the November 11 Gubernatorial election.

In a judgement delivered by Justice J.K Omotosho, on Wednesday, 19th July 2023, the Court dismissed the suit filed by Kenneth Agbim against the election of Sen. Achonu, on the grounds that it lacks merit and lacks locus standi.

Agbim had appraoched the Court to challenge the victory of Senator Athan Achonu at the April 15, 2023 Imo Labour Party guber primaries on several grounds including non-compliance to the electoral law, but the Court, citing several sections of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, including sections 223 (I) and 84 (1), (2 ) (5) of the Electoral Act 2022, declared that the primary election was conducted in full compliance of the law and Senator Athan Achonu was properly and validly elected as the Imo Labour Party Governorship candidate for the November election.

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