POLITICS: Court Orders INEC To Issue Certificate Of Return To Okorocha

 A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) to issue a certificate of return to former Imo State governor,
Rochas Okorocha. Justice Okon Abang on Friday ruled that the having been
declared by the Returning Officer as the winner of the February 23 senatorial
election for Imo West Senatorial District (Orlu Zone), INEC has no reason not to
issue him certificate of return.
Justice Abang overruled the submission by candidates of the PDP, Jones
Onyeriri and APGA, Osita Izunaso that the matter ought to be taken to the
election petitions tribunal since it has become a post-election matter which
robbed the court of jurisdiction under sections 285, 251(1) of the 1999
Constitution. The judge held that petitions to the election tribunal under Section
133 of the Electoral Act should be made by the losers, and not the person
declared winner whether under duress or not.
“The reliefs sought by the plaintiff (Okorocha) does not relate to the validity of
the election to warrant him filing petitions at the election tribunal,” the judge
said. “The tribunal has no jurisdiction to answer questions as to the validity of
INEC’s action. Action of INEC not to issue certificate of return is unknown to the

www.dailytrust.com.ng/court-orders-inec-to-issue- certificate-of-return-to-okorocha.html

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