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Breaking: Supreme Court sacks Ihedioha, declares APC’s Uzodinma Imo governor

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday voided the election of Emeka Ihedioha as governor of Imo State and declared Senator Hope Uzodinma of the APC winner of the election.

A seven-man panel of the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, unanimously declared Uzodinma, a former lawmaker as winner of the March 9, 2019 governorship election and the validly elected governor of the state.

Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, who read the lead judgment ordered that the certificate of return issued to Ihedioha be immediately withdrawn.

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She directed that a fresh certificate of return should be issued to Uzodinma.

Kekere-Ekun also directed that the APC candidate must be immediately sworn in as the Governor of Imo State.

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