Certificate of Return is issued only to Candidates who win their elections freely – INEC insists.
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Thursday said Certificate of Return is only issued to candidates who win elections freely. It added that for any elected person to earn a Certificate of Return, it must be through the freewill of a returning officer who supervised the electoral process. INEC stated …
I will be “Imo Governor” in the real sense of the word – Ihedioha.
Earlier today, Imo State Governor elect, Rt. Hon Emeka Ihedioha received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). At the ceremony which took place at the commission’s headquarters in Owerri, the Governor elect pledged to abide by the rule of law in administering the state. He assured that …
OPINION: Okorocha and the Proverbial House Fly – By Chidi Nkwopara
Our forefathers may not have had the opportunity of embracing the Western style of education, but they had a lot of wisdom! Please, take time and ruminate over the Igbo saying that “a recalcitrant house fly is often buried with the corpse “, or “if the ear refuses to hear, …
Ihedioha to receive Certificate of Return tomorrow (March 27)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Wednesday issue a Certificate of Return to the winner of March 9 governorship election in Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha. A statement signed by the state INEC Public Relations Officer, Emmanuella Okpara, said the ceremony would be performed by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, …
Ihedioha to receive Certificate of Return, March 27.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Wednesday issue a Certificate of Return to the winner of March 9 governorship election in Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha. A statement signed by the state INEC Public Relations Officer, Emmanuella Okpara, said the ceremony would be performed by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, …
Legal remedy for adultery is not resort to torture, degrading and inhuman treatment of an adulterous party – Obiaraeri.
Our attention has been drawn to the trending online video of an explicitly nude and violent scenes of an alleged adulterous female paraded while being tortured naked (something near pornography) but raising concerns of grave human rights abuse and indignity of the human person. In the said video, a …
COURT: IHEDIOHA WINS AGAIN – IKEOKWU
The Federal High Court 2, sitting in OWERRI this morning struck out the suit brought by agents of Uche Nwosu the candidate of the Action Alliance and the party, seeking to restrain INEC from issuing Hon. Emeka Ihedioha with a Certificate of Return, having been declared winner of the Governorship …
INEC acted rightly within the ambits of the Law in Okorocha’s case – Jimmy Abia.
I have read and heard people argue that the law is that once a Returning Officer announces a winner then that declaration is final and INEC cannot withdraw it. That is neither wrong nor entirely correct. We must read the relevant provision in full and within context to understand …
Ignorance of the Law does not excuse – He who alleges “duress” has the burden to prove it – Prof. Obiaraeri
Only recently, the internet was awash with video clips of a certain Professor Ibeabuchi who was the Returning Officer in the Imo West Senatorial District election that held on 23 February 2019 claiming that he “calling the result” of the said election under “duress”. Ordinarily that type of allegation of …
No hiding place for Okorocha, he must face the music – PDP
The attention of the Peoples Democratic Party, Imo State has been drawn to the poorly crafted rejoinder by the disgraced outgoing Governor of Imo State, Chief Ethelbert Okorocha on his outrageous and unexplained withdrawal of N17 billion, within the last four days. We are not surprised that the shamed …
Okorocha replies Governor-Elect, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha over allegation of N17bn withdrawal
Governor Rochas Okorocha has replied the Imo Governor elect, Rt. Hon Emeka Ihedioha over the laters allegation that he had withdrawn the sum of N17bn from the state coffers within three days.Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had raised the alarm over alleged banking transactions leading to …