Recall that on Tuesday, February 28, 2022, the Ebonyi State High Court sitting in Abakaliki, struck out the same suit and awarded N500, 000 as damages against the plaintiff.

In a 37 minutes ruling, the Judge, Justice A.O Belgore dismissed the suit for being inconsistent with the constitution and extant laws of the country.

Meanwhile, there is another suit by the People's Democratic Party challenging the position of the governor, the party argued that since Umhai has left the party then the party should replace him. The appeal for the case will be heard in few days time.