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Justice Chima Centus (CC) Nweze of the Supreme Court of Nigeria has been announced dead. Justice Nweze died on Sunday at the age of 64 but the Supreme Court is yet to confirm his death as of the time of filing this report.
Justice
Nwaeze had in a dissenting judgement in 2020, declared Emeka Ihedioha of the
People Democratic Party, PDP, winner of the 2019 Governorship election in Imo
State against others who choose Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Party,
APC.
Also,
in a split judgement of three-against-two, Nweze delivered the controversial
judgement of the Supreme Court which declared then Senate President, Ahmad
Lawan as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for
Yobe North Senatorial District for the 25 February general election.
Justice
Nweze, a native of Obollo, Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State, was born
on September 25, 1958.
In 2014, Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration approved the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) to appoint Nweze to the Supreme Court.
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