Former nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba has suffered a legal setback after the High Court declined to hear her petition challenging her ouster from the ruling party, the United Democratic Alliance Party.
In May, the former-nominated senator took the ruling party to court, advocating to retain her seat in the senate and her membership in the party after the party initiated disciplinary proceedings against her for allegedly shifting allegiance to another political movement.
UDA, on the other hand, opposed the petition, challenging the High Court's jurisdiction and seeking to have the matter struck out.
In its ruling on Wednesday, August 13, the High Court instead directed her to take the matter to the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT).
