Uzodinma Appeals Majority Judgment To Supreme Court

Senator Hope Uzodinma, the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate in the Imo State governorship election of last March has appealed against the majority judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal on the petition brought against the election of Chief Emeka Ihedioha.

The 5-man Appeal Court Justices led by Justice Malami Dongondaji had in the judgment dismissed the appeals filed by the governorship candidates of the AA, Uche Nwosu, Ifeanyi Ararume APGA and Uzodinma, saying they lacked merit.

While the majority judgment comprising four of the Justices affirmed the judgment of the lower tribunal which declared Ihedioha winner, one of the Justices disagreed with his colleagues declaring Uzodinma as the winner of the election.

While the majority judgment ruled against Senator Uzodinma  and returned Ihedioha, the minority judgment as read by Justice  Frederick Oghwo returned Uzodinma as the authentic winner of the March 9 governorship election.

The Judgment also ordered the INEC and Ihedioha to pay Senator Uzodinma N1million damage.

With the dissenting judgment, Senator Uzodinma through his counsel, Chief Enyinnaya Onuegbu, expressed optimism that the highest court in the land will give Uzodinma justice.

“We are grateful to our Appeal Court Justices for finding time to look into our Appeal. And most importantly the dissenting voice, which declared Senator Uzodinma winner of the election and awarded the sum of N1million to him to be paid by the INEC and Ihedioha.

“We are going to the highest court in the land and we believe that Senator Uzodinma will get justice.

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