Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State said yesterday that the sacking of Hon. Emeka Ihedioha as Governor of Imo State by the Supreme Court rattled him momentarily as he had feared the same fate might befall him. Speaking while interacting with journalists, Mohammed said his fears were further heightened by the confidence exhibited by his…
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Supreme Court Judgement on Imo Gubernatorial Elections has destroyed the trust and sympathy Nigerians have in the Judiciary and its Custodians: Doherty ‘Lagos State PDP Chairman’
Engineer Adedeji Doherty, the PDP State Chairman has said that the Supreme Court Judgement didn’t come as a surprise to him, considering the fact that the case was stood down at the first sitting based on a very strange and questionable circumstance. Doherty said “I am sure if an inquest is done concerning the issues…
Imo Guber: INEC’s Declaration of Ihedioha Winner Height of Irresponsibility- Oshiomhole
National chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole has said the it was the height of irresponsibility for the Independent National Electoral Commission, ( INEC) to have declared the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Emeka Ihedioha as governor-elect. Speaking at a press conference on Friday in Abuja, the APC Chairman said the declaration of Ihedioha as the…
SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT IN: SENATOR HOPE UZODINMA & APC v EMEKA IHEDIOHA & 2 OTHERS: PUTTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT – ROTIMI PETERS ESQ.
INTRODUCTION1.01 On 14.1.2020, the Supreme Court heard the appeal filed by Senator Hope Uzodinma and APC (numbered as shown above) against the judgment of the Court of Appeal affirming the victory of Emeka Ihedioha and the PDP in the Imo State Governorship election on 9.3.2019. 1.02 The Court of Appeal had, on 19.11.2019, affirmed the…
Xraying the Supreme Court Judgement on Imo by Samson Itodo
While we await the full judgment of the Supreme court on Imo, here are a few posers and questions? In first place, the Returning officer shouldn’t have made a declaration because the PDP candidate didnt fulfill the constitutional requirements. That election was meant to be declared inconclusive but he went ahead to make a declaration….
Imo Guber: God Has Vindicated Me – Mbaka
Controversial Catholic priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has said God has vindicated him with Tuesday’s judgement of the Supreme Court on the Imo state gubernatorial election that returned Hope Uzodinma as the validly elected governor of the state. In a statement issued in Enugu on Wednesday…
