The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Senator Smart Adeyemi against the judgements of the two lower courts on the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC),which held in Kogi State on 15th April 2023.
In a unanimous judgement on Monday, the court held that the appeal lacked merit, having failed to challenge the concurrent findings of both the High and Appeal Courts, or demonstrate that same were perverse.
The apex court also held that the two issues raised in Adeyemi’s brief were unreasonable, vexatious, and against the provisions of Section 132 and 133(1) of the Evidence Act 2011.
Adeyemi, who represented Kogi West senatorial district in the sixth, seventh and ninth sessions of the National Assembly, had filed a suit at the Federal High Court seeking to nullify the primary election of the APC which produced Usman Ododo as the party’s flag bearer for the state’s governorship election slated for 11th November.
The case was dismissed by both the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal for lacking in merit.
In dismissing the appeal the Supreme Court described as contemptuous, the practice of parties appearing on TV stations to discuss pending appeals, saying: “You go saying on television that if the court is a court of justice, the appeal should go in your favour.
