The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Imo State , Ifeanyi Araraume , has asked the state election petitions tribunal to nullify the state governorship election held on March 9 , 2019 . He based his position on the claim that the exercise did not comply with the provision of the Electoral Act 2010 and the 1999 Constitution. Araraume also asked for an order voiding the certificate of return issued to Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party as the governor -elect. The suit has the Independent…
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Okigwe Senate: Uwajumogu drags INECto Court
Not satisfied with the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to setup a committee to review the conduct of Imo North Senatoral District, Okigwe zone election, Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu has approached the court asking it to restrain the electoral umpire from taking further action on the Imo North Senatorial election. In its ruling, a division of Federal high court Abuja presided by Justice Taiwo Taiwo on Wednesday 9th April restrained INEC from taking further action on the Imo North Senatorial election. Justice Taiwo further ordered INEC to stay…
Read MoreWe want outgoing governor probed, imo patriots tell Ihedioha
Critical stakeholders of Imo State from all works of life under the auspices of “Imo patriots” last weekend, rising from a day symposium and political round table called on all citizens of Imo State no matter their calling in life, to rise up to the current challenge of rebuilding Imo after the eight years of what they referred to as “locust invasion” that devastated the state economically, socially and psychologically. The urgent appeal formed part of the important declaration by the patriots and participants at the one day symposium and…
Read MoreUgwuanyi performs ground-breaking of first education university in South-East
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Tuesday performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the administrative building of the first University of Education in the South East geo-political zone, the Enugu State University of Education in Ihe, Awgu Local Government Area amid jubilation and excitement. The University which would be a degree-awarding institution in the area of education, will serve as a training ground for teachers of primary, secondary and tertiary education. The establishment of the new institution was recently approved by the Gov. Ugwuanyi administration, and the contract for the…
Read MoreORLU Senate: Okorocha weeps as judge abandons Certificate of Return suit …Uzodinma,Izunaso,Onyereri vow to stop him
Imo State Governor,Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha is said to have wept uncontrollably in Imo Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja following the abandonment of the suit he instituted against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The embattled governor had dragged the electoral umpire-INEC to court over the non issuance of his Certificate of Return CoR, as purported winner of the controversy riddled Orlu Zone Senatorial election held on February 23,2019. But, following allegations of bias levelled against the presiding judge by the PDP candidate, Hon Jones Onyereri which forced the judge to…
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