AN Abuja High Court on Wednesday recognized Senator Hope Uzodinma as the candidate of the party for the 2019 Imo governorship election.

The court, which was presided over by Justice O.A Musa said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must also recognize only Uzodinma as the governorship candidate in the 2019 election.

Justice O. A. Musa who gave the restraining order on Tuesday, also restrained INEC (2nd Respondent) in the case from processing or publishing the “name of any other person other than Senator Hope Uzodimma from the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the gubernatorial candidate for Imo State Governorship election for 2019” pending the determination of the substantive suit on the matter.

Uzodimma through his lawyer, Joe Agi (SAN) had approached the court seeking an order to restrain the All Progressives Congress (APC) from conducting a fresh or re-conducting another primary for the Imo State Gubernatorial primaries and INEC from monitoring or purporting to monitor any fresh primaries or re-conducted primaries by the APC in Imo State Gubernatorial Election pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice before the Court.

Other reliefs sought by Senator Hope Uzodimma include:

An order directing the APC to forward his name (Uzodimma) to INEC as the Gubernatorial Candidate for Imo State Governorship Election for 2019.

An order restraining INEC from continuing to process or publish any other person’s name except the name Senator Hope Uzodimma; and an order for accelerated hearing on the matter.

In his affidavit in support of the motion exparte, the claimant (Uzodimma) averred that he was declared the winner of the Imo State APC gubernatorial primaries which were conducted on October 1, 2018, but shortly after he was declared the winner, “the National Chairman of the APC issued a press statement on the 3rd October 2018 purporting to cancel the primaries and re-conducting a fresh one.”

He added that none of the contestants in the election protested the result as declared by the returning officer “but rather six out of the nine contestants (Aspirants) confirmed that the primaries held and were free and fair.”

The Plaintiff noted in its affidavit that noted that the electoral guidelines do not give the National Chairman of the APC or the National Working Committee (NWC) to interfere with the electoral process; and that “out of the nine contestants (Aspirants) six agreed that there was an election and I (Uzodimma) won.”

He further averred that in the absence of an appeal, no organ of the party can cancel the result of primaries. He said failure of the Court to grant the order, “irreparable damage will be done to me.”

The Court has fixed October 16, 2018, for definite hearing of the matter.

It would be recalled that five of the governorship aspirants declared support for Senator Hope Uzodinma as winner of the Imo State governorship primaries conducted on Oct. 1 by the Ahmed Gulak Election Committee.

https://www.tribuneonlineng.com/168395/

Rochas Okoroawusa, please kindly relocate to Lagos and practice "Me & My Dynasty" politics, it cant work in Imo state.
Imo state is too educated, enlightened, politically matured and responsive for such nonsense.
It's funny the battle is still within your party, Ndi Imo are waiting for the general elections to teach you the bitter lesson of your life.

Exercise in futility!

If Hope Uzodinma is popular as he claims, why did he defect from the PDP to APC after Okorocha singlehandedly built APC from the scratch?


Why can't he try other parties in Imo State and ask for votes?

Both Rochas's brother- in- law Mr Ololo and son-in-law were governorship aspirants of APC in Imo state




Let me go and have a closed door meeting with Rochas and Oshiomole


Adeleke's own loading...

CilicMarin:
Exercise in futility! If Hope Uzodinma is popular as he claims, why did he defect from the PDP to APC after Okorocha singlehandedly built APC from the scratch? Why can't he try other parties in Imo State and ask for votes?

Why not direct your bile to Rochas that wants to forcefully imposed his son-in-law on Imolites Jang did it in Jos during the 2015 election and paid for it.

Heart attack for OkoroHausa. Selfishness will be the bane of his collapse.

CilicMarin:
Exercise in futility!

If Hope Uzodinma is popular as he claims, why did he defect from the PDP to APC after Okorocha singlehandedly built APC from the scratch?


Why can't he try other parties in Imo State and ask for votes?

Built APC from scratch or decamped to APC with the APGA manadate given to him?

Rochas and Amethief how far? These two guys will automatically boycott APC in next years elections. The party is really in a sorry state. Just like these two, the chief dullard won't have a choice but to campaign for the opposition.

Anything to make sure that Rochas and his inlaw doesn't come back is welcome

Hmmmm
This is stormy for okorocha and the problem keeps growing, the electorate is watching closely

Osho has too many on his plate he doesn't understand that politics is different from unionism look at pharmacy, zamfara, ogun, delta ,adamawa even oyo state is not settled i wounder if he will still answer osho Baba after 2019

CilicMarin:
Exercise in futility!

If Hope Uzodinma is popular as he claims, why did he defect from the PDP to APC after Okorocha singlehandedly built APC from the scratch?


Why can't he try other parties in Imo State and ask for votes?

why dont you ask APC to use the almighty power of incubemcy to defy the courts as you are fond of boasting.I am waiting for them to present candidates in zamfara.

Rochas the learner.

Has any body noticed that any APC with another person court case is the final verdict is always in favour of APC...


Can we infare that the APC has the judiciary in the palm

#justsaying

I doubt if APC truly want to hold elections next year
Zamfara already gone, Rivers under the waters now this?

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HIGHESTPOPORI:
Built APC from scratch or decamped to APC with the APGA manadate given to him?

Very good Question

APC on a destruct path!

okoroawusa go run mad now

Apc is in crisis ...Rivers, Zamfara, Ogun, Cross River, Imo.

It may be difficult for buhari in 2019

PaChukwudi44:


why dont you ask APC to use the almighty power of incubemcy to defy the courts as you are fond of boasting.I am waiting for them to present candidates in zamfara.

They will present candidates and nothing will happen.

Chukwudi, you should be smarter than this.

Faints

What does it take for appeal court to set it aside and who says there can't be out of court settlement Nigeria's politics ma politicians headache

APC madness...


I am sure another court will give a different ruling/verdict...

Nice one.

God and Devil punish Rochas with more MADNESS

I am not a Rochas fan but Uzo will end up wasting his money and time.
He should have formed his own party instead of fighting tooth and nail for Okorocha's party.
At the end of the day, the case will be on whether a party can cancel its primary election.
I know what the court is likely to rule.

i thought you should know better or ask and someone will guide you.

CilicMarin:
Exercise in futility!

If Hope Uzodinma is popular as he claims, why did he defect from the PDP to APC after Okorocha singlehandedly built APC from the scratch?


Why can't he try other parties in Imo State and ask for votes?

juicy news. Ntoor to uche nwosu and rochas at large

And now Imo still counting