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BREAKING NEWS

INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION
PRESS RELEASE
ON THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF RETURN FOR IMO WEST SENARTORIAL
DISTRICT
The attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
been drawn to the judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by
the Hon. Justice Okon Abang, directing the Commission to issue a Certificate of
Return to Rochas Okorocha as the Senator-elect for Imo West Senatorial
District.
The Commission is also aware of and has been served with the Order of a High
Court of Imo State, presided over by Hon. Justice Njemanze, directing the
Commission not to issue a Certificate of Return to any of the candidates that
contested the Imo West Senatorial District election. The Order from the High
Court of Imo State was issued on 23rdMay 2019 and the suit has been further
adjourned to 26thJune 2019.
The Commission is aware that the judgement delivered by the Federal High
Court, Abuja is the latest in time and determined the rights of the parties in
relation to the subject matter of the Certificate of Return, in respect of the Imo
West Senatorial Election.
The Commission is currently undertaking State level reviews of the 2019
general elections and all the National Commissioners are either in or heading to
their States of Supervision to coordinate activities relating to the said review.
In view of the import and directives of the said judgement, the Commission will
meet as soon as practicable to do the needful.
As a law-abiding institution, the Commission will continue to obey judgements
of all courts of competent jurisdiction.
However, the Commission’s overriding consideration is the safety of its ad-hoc
staff, Electoral Officers and Collation/Returning Officers and is worried that if
electoral impunity is allowed to flourish, any individual can harass, intimidate
and put the Commission’s officers under duress, procure a favourable
declaration and be rewarded with a Certificate of Return.
Festus Okoye Esq.
National Commissioner & Chairman,
Information and Voter Education Committee
FRIDAY 7TH JUNE 2019.

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