Supreme Court Affirms Ihedioha As Imo Governor

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit filed by a governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, challenging the emergence of Gov. Emeka Ihedioha as the Imo state governor.

In a lead judgment, Justice Jonn Okoro, held that the appellant failed to prove his case beyond a reasonable doubt.

“The appellant has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the allegations made against the 1st respondent, therefore the case is hereby dismissed and cost of N200,000 awarded in favour of the first and second respondents.

Recall that Ihedioha had won the primary election on October 1, 2018, got 1,723 votes to defeat Anayanwu who got 1,282 to come second.

Anayanwu, thereafter, approached the courts, asking that it declare him the authentic winner of the primary election.

He accused Ihedioha of engaging in over-voting, thuggery, which he alleged, swayed the polls in favour of Ihedioha who is now the governor of the state.

The Owerri Federal High court struck out the suit, which was also dismissed by the court of Appeal in Owerri, Imo State.