Ekweozor , who was the candidate of the Mega Progressive Peoples Party in the January 13 Anambra senatorial rerun election , represented himself in a petition he filed against Senator Victor Umeh declared winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
But half way during his cross-examination of Umeh, Ekweozor could not continue as he lowered his face and began to cry , cleaning his face with a white handkerchief .
Noticing the situation , the chairman of the tribunal, Justice H . A . Olusiyi , asked , “ What is happening here ? You are crying. What for? Oh , my God , a lawyer crying in court ? This is unusual. How will all these people in court see you ? Do you think they will hire you tomorrow to defend them ? I have not seen a thing like this before ; a lawyer crying in court ?
“ Counsel this not the right thing to do . We ( lawyers) are trained not to be emotional . This is not the final court ; if you don ’t get what you want here , you can go upstairs . Lawyers don ’t cry . ”
Responding , Ekweozor apologised for his outburst , saying , “ My Lord I’m sorry for this. I was crying for justice . My opponents here want to intimate me . My lord , I am weeping for justice . I am sorry . ”
However , Umeh , who represents Anambra Central Senatorial district , denied that irregularities marred the election that made him a senator .
He stated this during a cross-examination at the tribunal, adding that the election was a walkover for him as he defeated his opponents overwhelmingly .
Ekweozor had , while cross-examining Umeh, accused him of screening himself to emerge the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in 2014 when he was still the national chairman of the party .
But in his response, Umeh said he was not a member of the APGA screening committee during the exercise .
The matter was adjourned till July 12 for adoption of addresses .
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