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INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION

PRESS RELEASE

ON THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF RETURN FOR IMO WEST SENARTORIAL DISTRICT

The attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been drawn to the judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by the Hon. Justice Okon Abang, directing the Commission to issue a Certificate of Return to Rochas Okorocha as the Senator-elect for Imo West Senatorial District.

The Commission is also aware of and has been served with the Order of a High Court of Imo State, presided over by Hon. Justice Njemanze, directing the Commission not to issue a Certificate of Return to any of the candidates that contested the Imo West Senatorial District election. The Order from the High Court of Imo State was issued on 23rdMay 2019 and the suit has been further adjourned to 26thJune 2019.

The Commission is aware that the judgement delivered by the Federal High Court, Abuja is the latest in time and determined the rights of the parties in relation to the subject matter of the Certificate of Return, in respect of the Imo West Senatorial Election.

The Commission is currently undertaking State level reviews of the 2019 general elections and all the National Commissioners are either in or heading to their States of Supervision to coordinate activities relating to the said review.

In view of the import and directives of the said judgement, the Commission will meet as soon as practicable to do the needful.

As a law-abiding institution, the Commission will continue to obey judgements of all courts of competent jurisdiction.

However, the Commission’s overriding consideration is the safety of its ad-hoc staff, Electoral Officers and Collation/Returning Officers and is worried that if electoral impunity is allowed to flourish, any individual can harass, intimidate and put the Commission’s officers under duress, procure a favourable declaration and be rewarded with a Certificate of Return.

Festus Okoye Esq.
National Commissioner & Chairman,
Information and Voter Education Committee
FRIDAY 7TH JUNE 2019.

OK. We wait to see what doing the needful means here.

Nigeria as a nation is been ruled and governed like a family business, even the alcoholic uncle can be pardoned and forgiving for the sake that we are all one family. It is well.

This is victory for democracy.. God bless Buhari for upholding the Rule of Law.

We Nigerians are proud of Buhari

they want to fustrate Okorocha , INEC secured a Court order restraining okorocha from an Imo state federal high court, Okorocha secured another conflicting court order from an Abuja federal high court

G

Okon Abang again? ?

Lol

We are patiently waiting to see your needful

Abeg who get time read finish make e explain wetin dem talk for me

AFTER ALL THE BILLIONS BUDGETED FOR TGE ELECTION, FOR POLICE , ARMY, CIVIL DEFENCE , YET OKOROCHA ITIMIDATED U PEOPLE, STORY BANZA



ISSUE HIM THE CERTIFICATE


AND TAKE THE CASE TO THE ELECTION TRIBUNAL

Is there any other candidate challenging the outcome of the election or is it just INec vs Okorocha?
The other candidate may stand a chance of winning at the appeal but I haven't heard of any.

Which court will they obey

This's more of a power tussle. I guess Rochas Okorocha rivals fear the momentum he can bring in the Senate in-house elections. The plan is to conduct the Senate President election and other elections before handing the certificate of return to Rochas. Though, I know that Okorocha had interest for senate president but as it is now, all odds are against him.

Make the roforofo fight continue jare

I smell duress everywhere

Cherrybae:
This is victory for democracy.. God bless Buhari for upholding the Rule of Law.

We Nigerians are proud of Buhari

You and who? Buhari can't uphold a spoilt umbrella much less rule of anything.

Blessing Buhari up and down for nothing, you're an APC agent on Nairaland hiding behind a female moniker, aren't you? Tell your party chairman that Nigerians say he and Okorocha can go and rot in hell



Cheers!

President Buhari has a near perfect score in being a Democratic Leader. Even when his friends and party men have received brutally unfavourable treatments, he has carried himself with dignity and respect. Unlike what was obtained in the past - where friends of those presidents were untouchables.

And Okorocha was already celebrating and thanking imaginary and existing supporters.
Which Kain wahala be this??

INEC must obey the court order.

What is Festus Okoye of INEC smoking?

What was this meaningless press release about?

Iberiberism or not, it was illegal for INEC to have withheld Okorocha’s certificate of return AFTER the returning officer, who the law invested with the role, had pronounced him elected! The best INEC or the losing party could have done, if considered legitimate, was to have gone to the Tribunal.

This daft press release says a lot about the level of competence of internal and external lawyers working for INEC!

A lot of us do not necessarily like Rochas Okorocha’s record as Governor, but an illegal action cannot become legal because we dislike a person involved! The law is the law! Damn!!!

dumahi:
OK. We wait to see what doing the needful means here.

Stated in the last paragraph. It suggests that they are going to issue him the certificate but feared that the ruling may give rise to harassment and intimidation of INEC officials in future elections.

Chaii!!
Las Las Okoroawusa Go Laugh Last!!!

dumahi:
OK. We wait to see what doing the needful means here.

Use your common sense ....doing the needful is same thing as obeying the court decision.

zeusdgrt:
Abeg who get time read finish make e explain wetin dem talk for me

It simply means they are following the state ruling and not that from Abuja period!

Na was for this kain grammar.