By CHARLES IWUOHA

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Chief Chris Agu, has rejected the verdict of the Enugu Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.

Agu made his feeling known while reacting on the ruling of the Tribunal that upheld Governor Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The three-man panel headed by Honourable Justice Kudirat Akano had on Thursday while delivering judgment on the petition filed by Chief Agu against the declaration and return of Peter Mba of the PDP, dismissed his petition for lacking in merit.

The court ruled that PRP could not prove its case as there was no proof that Mbah presented forged certificate of national service.

Agu, who is challenging the return of Mbah on the ground of non-qualification having presented forged certificate of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), insisted that the election was marred by gross irregularities.

He noted that the Tribunal erred in law because his petition was not heard on its merit and must be challenged at the Court of Appeal.

Aside Labour Party (LP) and her governorship candidate, Barr. Chijioke Edeoga, Chief Chris Agu, and PRP are also challenging the declaration of Mr. Mba by INEC.