Okorocha had in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/296/2019, maintained that INEC lacked the statutory powers to withhold his Certificate of Return, saying he was validly elected to occupy the senatorial seat.
Those the court considered their requests and joined in the suit were Mr. Nwachukwu Clement of KOWA party, Precious Nwadike of United Progressive Party, UPP, Dr. Uche Ibeh of Labour Party, and the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. In an affidavit that was deposed to by one Chijioke Nzekwe, he averred: “That this matter came up on 5/4/2019 before Honourable Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Abuja Judicial Division of the Federal High Court of Nigeria. I was one of the Lawyers that represented the 2nd Defendant / Applicant in this matter on the said date.
“That the said Honourable Judge went further to say that he has read through the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2010 and found nothing therein that robs him of the jurisdiction to hear his suit. “That the 2nd Defendant / Applicant has consequently lost confidence in the ability of the Honourable Justice Taiwo Taiwo to hold the scale of justice in this matter any longer.
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