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The Supreme Court on
Tuesday declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of
Imo state 2019 governorship poll and nullifying the election of Emeka Ihedioha.
Recall that Action Alliance’s governorship candidate in the
March 9, 2019 governorship election in Imo State, Mr Uche Nwosu had earlier
today withdrawn the appeal he filed against the election of Governor Emeka Ihedioha.
The seven-man panel of the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision
held that Ihedioha did not win the majority of votes cast at the March 9
governorship election.
In the Judgment delivered by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the
court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the
Certificate of Return issued to Ihedioha and issued a fresh Certificate of
Return to the candidate of the APC having won the majority of lawful votes cast
at the election.
The court held that the lower courts erred in law when it were
rejected evidence tendered before them to the extent that votes from 388
polling units were not credited to the APC and Hope Uzodinma.(NAN)
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