Barely 48 hours Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha wrote a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to release his Certificate of Return, INEC has said it would meet next week to decide on the letter.

INEC Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye said the Commissions commissioners will meet next week to discuss and deliberate on the issue and come up with next line of action.


“INEC chairman will meet next week with Commissioners to deliberate on the latest letter written by Okorocha and take a look at the issue again. Both parties are in court, but the INEC chairman is outside the country and most of the commissioners are on duty,” Okoye said.

He explained that despite the fact that the matter is in court, the Commission will look at the issue again.

“INEC chairman will meet next week with Commissioners to deliberate on the latest letter written by Okorocha and take a look at the issue again. Both parties are in court, but the INEC chairman is outside the country and most of the commissioners are on duty,” Okoye said.

The INEC Commissioner further stated that the commission was not concerned about comments attributed to the Governor on the issue, stressing that it would, however, not take any action that is outside the law.

“The case is in court but we believe what we are doing is in accordance with the law,” Okoye added.

INEC had withheld Okorocha’s Certificate of Return insisting that the Imo State Governor was declared winner of Imo West Senatorial election under duress.

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