Former Gov. Emeka Ihedioha has gone back to the supreme court seeking to be returned as the Governor of Imo State, he approached the Apex Court on thursday based on the following reasons.
Uzodinma was not APC candidate & was not a candidate of any party in the 9th March Governorship election in Imo State based on the judgement of the same Supreme Court on 20th December 2019.
- Uche Nwosu was declared as the rightful candidate of APC & AA and was disqualified for double candidature.
- APC couldn’t have produced 2 candidates in one election.
- Supreme Court have no powers to allocate votes to any candidate.
- Supreme Court have no power to increase the number of people accredited by INEC.
- Somebody that was not a candidate cannot be winner of an election he was not a candidate.
- Nigerian Police have no powers to organize elections in Nigeria.
- Results tendered by a police officer cannot be admitted in any court as exhibit as he was not INEC officer.
Based on the above facts that are still subsisting Ihedioha & PDP have applied for review & he might return to his office as the elected Governor of Imo State.
Speaking at a Press Conference on Sunday January 26, Ihedioha’s associate Dr. Manzo Abubakar who queried the judgement said it might go down in infamy and make the country a laughing stock in the comity of nations.
Manzo who stated that the Supreme Court Judgement denied the Imo people the opportunity to chose its leader, pointed out that the constitution was clear on how a governorship candidate can be declared winner of any election. ‘
According to him, a governorship candidate must not only get the majority of total votes cast but also 1/4 of the votes in 2/3 of the local governments of the state.
Manzo said;
“The judgment will go down in infamy and may make Nigeria a laughing stock in the comity of nations, if not reviewed.
“It is axiomatic that nowhere in the petition or evidence did the petitioner, (Uzodinma) claim that he met the constitutional requirement of spread to be declared the winner.
“To err is human. It would be practically impossible for any human to have read briefs and record of proceedings exceeding 5000 pages in the matter within 2 hours after hearing, when it also had pressure of time to deliver judgment in the remaining pending governorship appeals. No doubt, this accounted for the mistakes made by the Supreme court.
“The Supreme Court is supreme and can creatively reinvent it’s rules to do justice. It is necessary do so now more that ever to save Nigerian democracy, constitutionalism and retrieve the judicial and justice system from its present opprobrium”.
