Appeal Court Orders Jime To Pay 150k For Filing Suit Against Ortom

The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the All Progressive Congress APC and its governorship candidate Emmanuel Jime to pay a fine of N150,000 for filing a suit challenging the victory of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State.

The decision was taken unanimously by a five-member panel at the appellate court, led by A. O. Belgore.

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It could be recalled that Mr Jime and his party, the APC, had approached the appellate court to challenge the October 7 decision of the Benue State election tribunal which upheld the election of Mr Ortom, after a petition by the APC that the elections were marred by irregularities and should be nullified.

After the tribunal ruling, Mr Jime vowed to contest the decision and argued that the Benue State tribunal aired in law and treated his petition unfairly