The suit was filed by another Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and governorship aspirant, Mr Friday Nwosu. Nwosu, who contested in the December 8, 2014 PDP governorship primaries had accused the governor of submitting a forged tax clearance certificate. He prayed the court to disqualify him. Joined in the suit are the PDP, Independent National Election Commission, (INEC), and Dr. Uche Ogah as 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4thdefendants. The parties adopted their written addresses. Counsel to Nwosu, Mr. Unyimdau prayed the court to grant the prayers of his client by disqualifying Ikpeazu for submitting forged tax certificate and declare him governor. Unyimadu added that the governor was not qualified to run for the primary election. He argued that Ogah who refused to sign the result and petitioned the PDP to conduct another primary election, had forfeited his right to benefit from the outcome. In their separate arguments, Counsels to PDP, INEC, Ikpeazu and Ogah, Paul Ananaba (SAN), Jude Nnodum (SAN), Theo Nkire and O.J. Nnadi(SAN), said Nwosu’s suit lacked merit and urged the court to dismiss it. The counsel had opposed an attempt by Ogah’s lawyer to leverage on the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja which declared him governor. This was upheld by the Judge who ruled that he was not bound by the verdict of a court of the same hierarchy. In a related development, Nwosu has filed a notice of appeal on the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja which declared Ogah as governor, praying the court to set it aside and declare him governor.]]>