SUPREME COURT FIXES 31ST OCTOBER TO HEAR APGA’S CASE AGAINST GOV UZODINMA OF IMO STATE.

The Supreme Court has slated October 31 to hear an application the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, filed to remove Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state from office.

The hearing is coming three years after the motion was filed and less than a month to the scheduled governorship election in the state.

Specifically, APGA, is contending that there ought to have been a fresh election in the state after the apex court nullified the election of Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The party noted that the apex court had before Ihedioha’s election was voided, in a separate judgement, declared that Uche Nwosu who came second at the governorship poll that held in 2019, had dual nominations.

The apex court had held that Nwosu allowed himself to be nominated by both the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Action Alliance, AA.

APGA, whose candidate came third in the election, had while Nwosu’s appeal was pending before the Supreme Court, brought an application to be joined as an interested party in the matter.

It equally filed an application for an order, directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct a fresh election in Imo State within 90 days.

According to the party, a fresh election was necessary since in the eyes of the law, Imo State has no duly and validly elected governor, going by two judgments of the apex court in appeals number SC/1384/2019 and SC/1462/2019.

“In the eyes of the law, the absence of a duly and validly nominated candidate sponsored by a political party as a constitutional precedent, has made it imperative for INEC to conduct a fresh election in Imo State”, counsel to the applicant, Mr S. I. Nwoga submitted.


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It will be recalled that the apex court had in the first Appeal, held that Nwosu contested and won the primaries conducted by the APC on October 6, 2018, and his name forwarded to INEC as APC’s candidate for the March 9, 2019 governorship election in Imo State.

It however voided his nomination on the premise that he “knowingly allowed himself to be nominated as the gubernatorial candidate of two political parties.”

The apex court held that by Section 37 of the Electoral Act 2010, his nomination was invalid.

Therefore, APGA, through its legal team, pointed out that the apex court, in its judgment in the second appeal number SC/1462/2019, wherein the then governor, Emeka Ihedioha of the PDP was sacked, did not establish that Senator Uzodinma was duly nominated by the APC.

“Indeed, this court rightly noted at page 9 of its judgment in appeal number SC/1462/2019, Uzodinma vs Ihedioha, that the issue of the 1st appellant’s nomination by the 2nd appellant did not arise.

“Consequently, there is no decision of this court that has determined or established that Senator Hope Uzodinma is the duly nominated/sponsored governorship candidate of the APC in Imo State as stipulated by Section 11177(c) of the Constitution,” APGA added.

While praying the apex court for permission to be joined and heard in the substantive suit that was filed on July 9, 2020, APGA, which polled a total of 114, 676 votes to come third in the gubernatorial contest, prayed for an order of the apex court, “excluding the APC and Action Alliance (AA) from participating in the fresh governorship election in Imo State within 90 days.”

Over three years after the application was filed, the apex court communicated the hearing date to the parties through a notice dated October 16, 2023, which was signed by one of its Registrars, Usman Bature.

Source:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/10/imo-scourt-fixes-oct-31-to-hear-apgas-case-against-gov-uzodinma/amp/

Okay!

So,, this Imo State Brouhaha of 2019 continues to linger??

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Hahahahahaaahahahaaaa..
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Thus,, Achonu and all the others would just have to go and rest,, since the 2019 election would have to repeat itself..??

Fergie001..

Have you seen this??

They are definitely going to strike this case off for whatever reasons,, sheey.??


So, what kept them from bringing this case up since July 2020 when it was filed??

BluntCrazeMan:
So,, this Imo State Supreme-Court Brouhaha of 2019 continues to linger??

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Hahahahahaaahahahaaaa..
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Thus,, Achonu and all the others would just have to go and rest,, since the 2019 election would have to repeat itself..??

In Nigeria the sitting governor is always innocent and wins a court case

BluntCrazeMan:

Well, no problem.

Their fine won't be much, Soludo might pay.

Uzodinmma betrayed Igbos by colluding with Buhari and his Islamic agenda to cause economic insecurity and uncertainty in the State.

Elections in Nigeria

The Judiciary should be treating all these election matters as quickly as possible.
Imagine removing a governor after spending about 3 years in office Will he refund all the allowances and salaries?

Why this sate be like this?

Anticipating sha

Bomb

Sign of a failed country with funny judiciary system

Criminals... y dint they give judgement years ago...they waited for 3 yrs... its certain that they will announce a fresh election.... but its same election thats coming. No difference

garfield1 fergie001

Uzodinma to pay small

Anything that will move Imo state forward and provide good life for Imolites is all we want at MANNA.

God bless Imo State.

God bless Nigeria 🇳🇬.

We Rise.

BluntCrazeMan:
So,, this Imo State Brouhaha of 2019 continues to linger??

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Hahahahahaaahahahaaaa..
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Thus,, Achonu and all the others would just have to go and rest,, since the 2019 election would have to repeat itself..??

The man is not different from other politicians. He doesn't have Obi-kind of character and intelligence.
I was disappointed watching one of his interviews on Arise. He keeps saying how he repaired police 4 Tanks with his money and one was released to him

eagleu:


That's how a 4th finisher in a race ended up being the first.

Maybe it's time to overturn it. But then who will be Imo governor?
Or INEC will need to conduct a fresh election different from those campaigning presently?
Let me follow this State. It seems more interesting than Kogi

Beverlyjean:
Criminals... y dint they give judgement years ago...they waited for 3 yrs... its certain that they will announce a fresh election.... but its same election thats coming . No difference

But the candidates' names will change. Will need to feature 2019 candidates. Wahala
Court cases will increase

MrPRevailer:
Uzodinmma betrayed Igbos by colluding with Buhari and his Islamic agenda to cause economic insecurity and uncertainty in the State.

That's how a 4th finisher in a race ended up being the first.

I'm just sorry for Hope...

After governorship..what next?...USA?

Okay ooooo...Sha carry the igbos you guys killed along to wherever ....

The supreme Court became a joke after this particular case, they lost their conscience and the people gave up on them.

They've now gone down lower in this dispensation so shamefully below the level of Hope Uzordinma's quack judgement.

This judgement makes so much sense.If Uche a wish was disqualified on the grounds that he was nominated by both APC and Action Alliance , how then is Hope Izodinma now the candidate of APC.Disqualifying Nwosu on the grounds of double nominations , disqualifies both APC and Action Alliance as well because it was both parties that nominated him.

Imo State: Too much politics and no development

fergie001:

Well, no problem.

Their fine won't be much, Soludo might pay.

Fine? Why's that? This was one of my many issues with the SC judgement then. The issue of nomination was a constitutional issue and the SC should have suo moto made a pronouncement on whether Hope was a valid nominee based on the judgement it gave against Uche Nwosu.
The SC's refusal to pronounce on that matter when it gave judgement just recently smirks of deliberate amnesia if you ask me

time wasting, the supreme Court administrator will complete his term and also win 2nd term..

Legally speaking , APC had no candidate in 2019 in Imo governorship.

Because Hope Uzodimma is not in Tinubu's good books the now brought back a case filed three years ago to now adjudicate. They won't remember it's time barred.

Nigeria politicians are crude, brutal and barbaric

Cmanforall:
Elections in Nigeria

The Judiciary should be treating all these election matters as quickly as possible.
Imagine removing a governor after spending about 3 years in office Will he refund all the allowances amd salaries?

Why this sate be like this?

Who told you they will remove him?

Beverlyjean:
Criminals... y dint they give judgement years ago...they waited for 3 yrs... its certain that they will announce a fresh election.... but its same election thats coming. No difference

Yeah but APC should not have a candidate at that election

These people are evil Maradonas... They deliberately left this case till now. Watch as the indirectly hand three tenures to the ruling government in Imo state.

They will use this case to launder the image of judiciary against the main presidential appeal case. Underestimate them at your own peril