Imo: Supreme Court adjourns hearing of Ihedioha’s application, see date

The supreme court has adjourned the hearing of an application asking a review of its judgment on Imo governorship election till Tuesday.

Emeka Ihedioha is seeking for a review of the judgment from apex court nullifying his election as governor of Imo state. He is also asking the court to sack Hope Uzodinma as governor of the state.

In January, supreme court nullified Ihedioha, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, and declared Uzodinma, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as governor of the state.

Uzodinma had argued that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) wrongfully excluded the results of 388 polling units where he reportedly had high votes.

Therefore, Uzodinma was declared the duly elected governor of Imo state.

At the court on Monday, Kanu Agabi, counsel to Ihedioha, asked the seven-man panel of justices to give him more time to file a reply to an application by Uzodinma’s legal team.

“The matter was adjourned for hearing and just few moments ago we were served with a process and we will have to look at it. If it is convenient for us to come back tomorrow,” he said.

The seven-man panel of justices led by Ibrahim Muhammad, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), adjourned the hearing till Tuesday.

“The hearing is adjourned till 3rd day of March 2020,” it ruled.

On his part, Damian Dodo, counsel to Uzodinma, said they were ready to proceed with the hearing.

“The applicants were served with the process this morning because they filed on Friday. Today is the earliest we could file. We are prepared to proceed,” he said.