The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Ekwo on Monday nullified the candidature of the controversial governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), Uche Nwosu in the Imo 2019 governorship election.
The Action People’s Party (APP) had instituted the case against Nwosu, who is an in-law to the immediate past governor, Sen. Roachas Okorocha over his nomination citing irregularities.
In suit no: FHC/ABJ/CS/235/2019 BETWEEN ACTION PEOPLE’S PARTY AND ANOR. VS. INEC AND 2ORS, Justice Ekwo judgement nailed the aspiration of Uche Nwosu of becoming the Governor of Imo state.
The APP National chairman Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere stated in a release that “the judge ruled inter-alia that the nomination of Uche Nwosu by APC AND AA on 5th and 6th of Oct 2018 amounts to multiple/double nomination and therefore offends the provisions of section 87 of the electoral act 2010 as amended.
“This landmark Judgment have closed the aspiration of Uche Nwosu including his case at the election tribunal in the state. The implication is that he wil no longer be eligible to have been on the ballot paper in the first place.
“His case at the tribunal and imaginary hope of participating in a possible Re run are now dead aspirations.”
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