Alex Enumah in Abuja
The Imo State Election Petition Tribunal on Saturday dismissed three petitions filed against the election of Emeka Ihedioha as Governor of Imo State.
The three-man tribunal in a unanimous decision dismissed the suits for being incompetent and lacking in merit.
The petitions inclunde that of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA), Ifeanyi Arurume, that of the Action Alliance (AA), Uche Nwosu, and that of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Hope Uzodinma.
The petitioners approached the tribunal to cancel the election on the grounds that the declared winner did not meet the mandatory 25 percent in two third of the local government areas in the state.
They also alleged substantial non compliance with the electoral laws and other malpractices.
However, in the nearly 10 hours judgment delivered by chairman of the panel, Justice Malami Dogondaji, the tribunal held that the petitioners were not able to prove the allegations made in their petitions.
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Source: Thisday Newspaper
