Imo Governorship: Court Strikes Out Suit Restraining INEC From Issuing Certificate To Ihedioha - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 23, 2019
A Federal High Courtsitting in Owerri has struck out a suit restraining the Independent NationalElectoral Commission, INEC from issuing certificate of return to Imogovernor-elect Emeka Ihedioha.
The court also ruledthat post-election matters belonged to the election tribunal.
Candidate of theAction Alliance  in the March 9th governorship election Uche Nwosu hadgone to court to get an order restraining the court from issuing a certificateof return to People’s Democratic Party, PDP Emeka Ihedioha.
Nwosu had argued thatIhedioha did not meet the required 25 per cent of the votes in 18 out of the 27local government areas in Imo state.
Justice Tijjani Ringimheld that post election matters are to be handled by the election tribunal. Hesaid that the quest for justice must be in line with the constitution.
INEC had on March 11 declaredIhedioha winner of the election who polled a total 273,404 votes to defeatNwosu who came second with 190,364 votes.