Judge Refuses to Hear Okorocha’s Suit against INEC

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Rochas Okorocha

Alex Enumah in Abuja

A judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Wednesday declined to proceed with the hearing of the suit filed by the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, seeking for an order of the court compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue him with a Certificate of Return as the Senator- elect for Imo West senatorial district.

Okorocha had dragged the electoral umpire before the court for refusing to issue him with a Certificate of Return after he was declared winner of the February 23 senatorial election by the Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Francis Ibeawuchi.

Ibeawuchi had declared Okorocha as the winner of the poll, having polled 97,762 votes ahead of his closest rival, Mr. Jones Onyereri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had 68,117 votes.

Ibeawuchi had later claimed that he announced the result under duress.

Based on Ibeawuchi’s report, INEC refused to issue…



Source: Thisday Newspaper