The Abia State Petition Election Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the state capital, has fixed October 6, 2023, to deliver judgment on the petition challenging the declaration of Mr. Alex Otti as winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Abia State.

The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in the March 18 governorship election, Chief Ikechi Emenike, had approached the court to seek the sack of Otti, over allegations of non-resignation of his membership before joining the Labour Party.

He also alleged that Otti’s name was not in the Labour Party register before his nomination as the party’s governorship candidate.

Also joined in the petition were the candidates of the People’s Democratic Party, Okey Ahaiwe; the Young Progressives Party, Nana Nwafor and the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Speaking to Otti’s led counsel, Abiodun Owolekoko (SAN), said his team was optimistic that the tribunal judgment would favour his client.

He said, “We have been on for some time. The election petition has a circle. There is a time for trial, adoption and judgment. Today we have concluded on trial and adoption and the tribunal has fixed October 6 for judgment.”(The PUNCH)