The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Imo State governorship candidate, Emeka Ihedioha, have requested for seven days from the Supreme Court, to regularise their processes.
, have requested for seven days from the Supreme Court, to regularise their processes.
But in a 19-paragraph affidavit filed in opposition to Mr Ihedioha’s application, Mr Uzodinma and the APC said the 60 days by the constitution has since elapsed. After listening to all the parties, the seven-member panel of the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Mohammed, adjourned to March 2, for hearing.The apex court had on January 14 nullified the governorship election results which had declared Mr Ihedioha the winner and elected him governor of Imo State.
Justice Kekere-Ekun said with the results from the 388 polling units added, Mr Uzodinma polled a majority of the lawful votes and ought to have been declared the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.The judge did not provide the details of the new votes scored by each of the candidates after the addition of the results from the 388 polling units.
“Vote due to the appellant Senator Hope Uzodinma and the APC from 388 Polling Units were wrongly excluded from scores ascribed to the appellant ,” the justice ruled.
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