Reacting to the court’s decision, Ekweremadu, who is deputy president of the Senate, expressed happiness with the judgement.
He said he was never disconcerted as the mandate handed to him by his people was “free, fair, credible, resounding, and therefore incontrovertible.”
The legislator, who said he did not resent his rival for trying his luck at the tribunal, insisted that his main concern was to give quality representation to his constituents and the nation in general.
He said: “This is the beauty of democracy.My challenger exercised his democratic right. It is also democratic and reassuring that the appellate court has upheld the return made by the lower tribunal on my election.
“I thank my constituents and the good people of Enugu State for their prayers, goodwill, and immense faith they have continued to repose in me.
“Let me also reassure them that I will never let them down. I will continue to work for the common good and to justify every bit of confidence reposed in me.”
Ekweremadu scored 120,075 votes to re-emerge senator for Enugu West Senatorial District in the 2015 general polls.
Meanwhile, his closest challenger of the All Progressive Congress Louisa Achieze polled 2,314 had openly accepted the result and congratulated Ekweremadu.
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