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The appeal court sitting in Makurdi, the Benue state capital on Tuesday, October 29, upheld the election of Abba Moro as the senator representing Benue South senatorial district.
        All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and former deputy governor of the state, Steve Lawani had approached the Appellant Court after the tribunal threw out his case for lack of merit. Delivering its judgement, the Appeal Court, led by Hon. Justice Jumai Sankey, upheld the decision of the lower court. Moro, a former minister of interior, contested the election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). At the Enugu division of the Appeal Court, the election of former deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu was upheld. Ekweremadu who contested under the platform of the PDP, represents Enugu West senatorial district. In a unanimous judgment delivered by the panel chaired by Justice I.M. Salawu, the Court dismissed the appeal filed by Mrs. Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu of the APC for lacking merit. The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu also affirmed the electoral victory of Ifeanyi Ubah as the senator representing Anambra South senatorial district. The appellate court upheld the decision of the tribunal and dismissed the appeals of Chief Chris Uba of PDP and Senator Andy Uba of APC for lacking merit. Ubah, a billionaire businessman, contested for the election under the platform of the Young Democratic Party. Earlier, the Enugu Appellant Court declared Honourable Obinna Chidoka as the duly elected House of Representatives member representing Idemili North and Idemili South federal constituency. The court sacked All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)'s candidate Ibezi Ifeanyichukwu and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue a Certificate of Return to Chidoka and withdraw that of the APGA candidate.