A five-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting at the Owerri Division has<\/p>\n
fixed December 5 and 6 for the hearing of an appeal filed by Sir Friday
\nNwosu against the July 8 judgment of the Federal High Court in Owerri,
\nwhich cleared Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of alleged submission of false
\ninformation and forged tax documents.<\/p>\n
Nwosu, who contested the December 8, 2014 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
\ngovernorship primaries in Abia State, accused Ikpeazu of submitting forged
\ntax certificates and false information to his party.<\/p>\n
A hearing notice by the Court of Appeal\u2019s Registry, Owerri, reads: \u201cTake
\nnotice that the Appeal between Sir Friday Nwosu (Appellant) and the PDP
\nand three others (Respondents) has been fixed for hearing, ruling\/mention,
\njudgment before the Court of Appeal sitting at Port Harcourt Road in
\nOwerri on Monday and Tuesday (December 5 and 6).\u201d<\/p>\n
Due to the nature of the appeal as a pre-election matter, which ought to
\nhave been decided, it is believed that the court would deliver judgment on
\nDecember 6 to allow the parties who may not be satisfied with the verdict
\nto go to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n
There are pending appeals on the same suit at the apex court.<\/p>\n
The court had fixed September 22 and 23 for hearing and judgment, but when
\nthe case came up for mention on that date, Justice R. C. Agbo upheld the
\nargument of the counsel to the fourth respondent, O. J. Nnadi (SAN), who
\nsaid he was not served.<\/p>\n
The judge adjourned the matter till October 20.<\/p>\n
But on October 20, the court again adjourned the matter to allow the
\nSupreme Court determine a motion filed by Nwosu.<\/p>\n
The politician prayed the apex court to take over the matter but the
\nmotion was struck out on November 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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