Elochukwu Benjamin
Ogidi
An Ogidi High Court presided over by Justice Etomike Ndigwe has nullified the Enugwu-Agidi Brotherly Union (EBU) election that removed Hon. Ebuka Onuorah as President-General.
Delivering judgment on Thursday, September 29, 2026, Justice Ndigwe described the election, which held December 29, 2026, as unconstitutional, null and void.
The court held that the Returning Officers who conducted the disputed election were illegitimate, having been imposed by the former Anambra State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, contrary to the provisions of the EBU constitution.
Justice Ndigwe consequently barred the said Returning Officers from participating in any committee to be constituted for the conduct of a fresh election.
The court ordered that a new election be conducted in Enugwu-Agidi to determine the executive of the town union within 90 days.
The court also ordered the President-General produced by the nullified election to stop parading himself as PG of the community.
Drama ensued in court when counsel to the defendants declared that his clients would appeal the judgment. Justice Ndigwe reprimanded the lawyer, describing his declaration in open court as rude and unprofessional.
Speaking to journalists after the judgment, counsel to Hon. Onuorah, Barrister Onwuemena, said the outcome was clear from the beginning.
According to him, Chapter 8, Articles 1, 2 and others of the Enugwu-Agidi Brotherly Union constitution clearly stipulate that it is the duty of the executive of the town union to appoint Returning Officers to conduct its elections.
He argued that since the Returning Officers in the disputed election were imposed by the Commissioner, the entire process was unconstitutional and therefore null and void.
It was alleged that Hon. Onuorah was arrested alongside the legitimate Returning Officers on the day of the election after he raised concerns that the process was not following due process.
Some community members of Enugwu-Agidi were seen rejoicing at the news of the judgment in the residence of Hon. Ebuka Onuorah.
