The apex court made the pronouncement on Friday following the litigation that followed the bye-election
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There has been trouble over the election winner, as the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the All Progressives Congress winner of the election, but didn’t return any candidate because the Federal High Court and Court of Appeal judgement sacked the two candidates of the party few hours before the election.
Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam read the judgement unanimously delivered by a three-man jury on Friday, barely 24 hours to the election
Primate Ayodele had earlier made his position on the election known some weeks back.
Festus Okoye, its National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.
Imo North Senatorial District by-election has been slated for October 31 by the Independent National Electoral Commission
This emerged after the party restated its backing for the primaries conducted by the Senator Surajudeen Basiru-led Committee
He was declared winner by the Chairman of the APC Primary Election Committee for Imo North, Umar Gana Nguma, at the collation centre in Onuimo Civic Centre.
According to available information, the senatorial candidate was shot dead on Sunday by his security aide, an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sadness and shock over the passing of Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu, representing Imo North Senatorial District.
The Senate Committee Chairman on Labour, Employment and Productivity, Sen. Benjamin Uwajumogu, has condemned the attack on former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekeremadu by IPOB.
The brief ceremony was conducted by President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan at the plenary on Friday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that it would not be stampeded into issuing a certificate of return to the Senatorial Candidate of All Progressives Congress for Imo North in the last general elections, Sen. Benjamin Uwajumogu.
Festus Okoye, Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Independent National Electoral Commissioner, says the commission will not be stampeded to issue certificate of return to the Senator-elect for Imo North Senatorial District, Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu.
Mathew Omegara, the Director-General of Benjamin Uwajumogu Campaign Organisation, said that the issuance of the certificate was long due since Uwajumogu was declared winner of March 9 National Assembly elections in the constituency.
The commission in a statement signed by Malam Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this on Tuesday
The Peoples Democratic Party has charged the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to direct the immediate announcement of the already collated results of the February 23, 2019 Imo North Senatorial District election as well as the March 9 rerun poll in which the party’s candidate, Hon. Ndubueze Patrick, is allegedly in clear lead.
Prof. Arinze Agbogu, the INEC Returning Officer for Imo North Senatorial District, who announced the result in the early hours of Friday, said the outcome was a summation of the scores of July 23 and that of July 28