Imo: Supreme Court fixes date to hear Ihedioha’s suit against Uzodinma
The panel of justices held that Ihedioha did not win the majority of votes cast at the March 9, 2019 governorships election.
The judgment delivered by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun stated that the candidate of the APC won polled majority of the lawful votes cast at the election. The court held that the lower court erred in law when it rejected evidence tendered before them to the extent that votes from 388 Polling Units were not credited to APC and Uzodinma.
Kekere-Ekun noted that with the result from the PUs, the APC governorship candidate polled majority lawful vote and ought to have been declared the winner of the election by INEC.
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