Supreme Court Affirms Uzodimma’s Victory, Dismisses Ihedioha’s Suit
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Imo State seeking to be issued a certificate of return as rightful Governor of Imo State, stating that Governor Hope Uzodinma wasn’t qualified to run in the first place.
In a ruling read by Justice Tijjani Abubakar on Tuesday, the apex court dismissed the application for lacking in merit, describing it as unnecessary and vexatious and such awarded the cost of N40 million against Mike Ozekhome for bringing the matter before the court
The ruling upholds the Supreme Court judgement of January 14, 2020, which nullified Ihedioha’s election and declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of Imo State.
Ihedioha had argued that Uzodinma was not qualified to run in the governorship election in the first place, as he did not have the required number of votes to win the primary election of his party.
However, the Supreme Court rejected Ihedioha’s argument, stating that Uzodinma’s candidacy was valid.
