By CHARLES IWUOHA

The Campaign Organisation of Barr. Chijioke Edeoga, the Labour Party (LP), governorship candidate in Enugu State in the March 18 election, has rejected the judgement of the State Election Petition Tribunal.

The tribunal sitting In Enugu had on Thursday, September 21, dismissed Edeoga’s petition and upheld the victory of the candidate of Peoples Democratic party (PDP), Peter Mbah.

A statement signed after the tribunal’s judgement, spokesman of Edeoga/Nwokeabia campaign organisation, Engr. George Ugwu, said it would challenge the outcome at court of appeal.

The statement reads In part: “On Thursday, September 21, 2023, the Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal delivered its judgement on the petition brought by the Labour Party and its candidate, Barr Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga, following the outcome of the March 18, 2023 Governorship elections in the state, which was announced in favour of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Peter Mbah.

“We wish to convey the acknowledgment by the Labour Party and its candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, of the judgement as delivered at the tribunal, and to state our preparedness to challenge the outcome of the judgement at the Court of Appeal and to all extents as permitted by law.

“To this end, we urge our supporters across the state and in other parts of the country to remain calm, law-abiding, and to go about their businesses without fear or hindrance.

“We retain a firm belief in the justice, and will go the full extent legally possible in ensuring that the hopes of Enugu people who turned out in their numbers to vote for Labour Party candidates on March 18, 2023 are realised.”