The INEC has been served an order of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, directing it to immediately issue a certificate of return to Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu
Senator Uwajumogu approached the court seeking for an order to compel INEC to issue him certificate of return having been announced as winner of the senatorial election
Reacting to the judgement, the senator expressed satisfaction that justice had been served Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately issue a certificate of return to as the duly elected senator for Imo West Senatorial district, Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu.
It was learnt that the commission had withheld the certificate of the APC senator on the ground that he was not validly elected because the electoral process was marred by irregularities.
Senator Uwajumogu had approached the court seeking for an order to compel INEC to issue him certificate of return having been announced as winner of the Senatorial election by the returning officer.
In its judgement delivered on July 4th, 2019, Presiding Justice Taiwo Taiwo ordered the commission to issue Uwajumogu his certificate. In the order, the court ruled “that the Independent National Electoral Commission does not have the power and right under any law in Nigeria to review or otherwise deal with any question related or connected to the declaration and return of the applicant for the Imo North Senatorial District election on the 23rd of February and 9th March 2019 after the returning officer had taken a decision”. The court among others also ruled “that an order of mandatory injunction is hereby made compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately issue the applicant Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu a sealed Certificate of Return for the Imo North Senatorial District”. Reacting to the judgement, Senator Uwajumogu expressed satisfaction that justice had been served but regretted that he had to miss being inaugurated alongside his colleagues owing to the legal impediments.
According to him, “I am highly elated with the declarative order compelling INEC to issue me certificate of return. I give glory to God. "However, i would expect INEC to swiftly comply with the order without wasting time to save me more precious time being wasted in serving the good people of Imo North in the Red Chambers. "Already, INEC,s decision to hold on to my Certificate of Return after the Returning Officer had announced me as winner had caused me incalculable damage but that can be remedied to a large extent if i am issued my certificate”
Information gathered that a group under the aegis of Imo north political leaders forum berated a coalition of civil society organisations in the state over its threat to the INEC to issue certificate of return to the senatorial candidate of the APC, Uwajumogu, as winner of February 23 elections. The national secretary of the group, Chief Regis Uwakwe, asked INEC to totally ignore the call and ultimatum, describing it as a threat to democracy and invitation to anarchy.
The INEC has been served an order of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, directing it to immediately issue a certificate of return to Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu
Senator Uwajumogu approached the court seeking for an order to compel INEC to issue him certificate of return having been announced as winner of the senatorial election
Reacting to the judgement, the senator expressed satisfaction that justice had been served Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately issue a certificate of return to as the duly elected senator for Imo West Senatorial district, Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu.
It was learnt that the commission had withheld the certificate of the APC senator on the ground that he was not validly elected because the electoral process was marred by irregularities.
Senator Uwajumogu had approached the court seeking for an order to compel INEC to issue him certificate of return having been announced as winner of the Senatorial election by the returning officer.
In its judgement delivered on July 4th, 2019, Presiding Justice Taiwo Taiwo ordered the commission to issue Uwajumogu his certificate. In the order, the court ruled “that the Independent National Electoral Commission does not have the power and right under any law in Nigeria to review or otherwise deal with any question related or connected to the declaration and return of the applicant for the Imo North Senatorial District election on the 23rd of February and 9th March 2019 after the returning officer had taken a decision”. The court among others also ruled “that an order of mandatory injunction is hereby made compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately issue the applicant Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu a sealed Certificate of Return for the Imo North Senatorial District”. Reacting to the judgement, Senator Uwajumogu expressed satisfaction that justice had been served but regretted that he had to miss being inaugurated alongside his colleagues owing to the legal impediments.
According to him, “I am highly elated with the declarative order compelling INEC to issue me certificate of return. I give glory to God. "However, i would expect INEC to swiftly comply with the order without wasting time to save me more precious time being wasted in serving the good people of Imo North in the Red Chambers. "Already, INEC,s decision to hold on to my Certificate of Return after the Returning Officer had announced me as winner had caused me incalculable damage but that can be remedied to a large extent if i am issued my certificate”
Information gathered that a group under the aegis of Imo north political leaders forum berated a coalition of civil society organisations in the state over its threat to the INEC to issue certificate of return to the senatorial candidate of the APC, Uwajumogu, as winner of February 23 elections. The national secretary of the group, Chief Regis Uwakwe, asked INEC to totally ignore the call and ultimatum, describing it as a threat to democracy and invitation to anarchy.
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