After failing to list the appeal for three years, the case was supposed to be heard yesterday but the Court gave a fresh hearing notice to the parties after several adjournments.
In their prayers before the apex court, they asked that Uzodimma be removed as governor of the state. The PDP asked the Supreme Court to return its candidate, Emeka Ihedioha, as the winner of the election since APC was precluded from sponsoring two candidates in the governorship election. Although the Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Ihedioha the winner of the election, the apex court, however, in a judgement in 2020, sacked Ihedioha and declared Uzodimma the lawful winner of the poll.
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