According to ThePunch, The Supreme Court has rejected an application by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aiming to unseat Hope Uzodinma as the governor of Imo state....CONTINUE READING
Ihedioha argued that if the Supreme Court recognized Nwosu as the APC candidate, the legal foundation for its judgment, which ousted Ihedioha and declared Uzodinma as the valid winner, was questionable.
The PDP contended that the Supreme Court did not address the validity of Uzodinma’s candidacy since it wasn’t challenged in the appeal marked SC/1462/2019.
The applicant sought a consequential order instructing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a certificate of return to Ihedioha as the legitimately elected governor of Imo state in the 2019 election.
Justice Okoro, one of the justices on the panel, warned against frivolous cases, emphasizing the need for genuine matters.
Despite arguments by Ihedioha’s counsel, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, the court held that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the case, and the 60-day period for election matters had expired. The court fined Ozekhome N40 million for bringing a frivolous and vexatious application before it.
