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No Cause For Alarm Over Supreme Court Judgement Saga – Imo State Govt, Dismisses It As “Exercise In Futility”

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The Imo State Government has urged the people of the State to remain calm over the purported attempt by the opposition to seek an enforcement from the Supreme Court on its judgment of 2020 concerning the double nomination of Uche Nwosu for the 2019 gubernatorial election.

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It described the latest suit by the opposition  as a distraction and mere academic exercise since the Supreme Court had laid to rest all issues pertaining to the election when it affirmed Senator Uzodimma as the validly elected Governor of the State.

The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon Declan Emelumba in a statement in Owerri declared that since it was obvious to the opposition Parties that they were losing the upcoming governorship elections to Governor Uzodimma, they have contrived the suit to cause confusion and distract the electorate.

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He described the latest effort as an exercise in futility because the so-called ruling on  Nwosu was on nomination and not as the candidate of the APC in the said election.

According to him, “they have forgotten that Uche Nwosu later went to the Federal High Court to challenge the candidature of Senator Hope Uzodimma, and he lost. That judgment was never appealed.

“Secondly, they appear to suffer a selective amnesia  that, according to the relevant  Electoral Act, matters  pertaining to pre election matters are Statutes barred.  So, clearly, they are out of time.”

Emelumba wondered why anyone would wait few days to the election  to file a suit that is dead on arrival “if not for the fact that they know they will be defeated by Governor Uzodimma and APC in the November 11 governorship contest.

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He described as a dramatic irony  the opposition elements approach to the same Supreme Court it lampooned and derided when it declared Sen Uzodimma as the validly elected Governor of Imo State.

“Are they now tired of calling Uzodimma the Supreme Court Governor that they are shamelessly going to the same Supreme Court?” he asked.

The Commissioner accused the opposition of engaging in abuse of court processes and wasting taxpayers’ money .

He wondered what else they were looking for since the Supreme Court has ruled that Sen. Uzodimma is the validly elected Governor and threw out the suit by PDP seeking a judicial review of the judgment.

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He called on supporters of Governor Uzodimma and the entire Imo electorate to ignore the antics of the opposition and go ahead to vote for APC in the November 11 election.


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