Also joined in the suit were the Attorney General of the Federation , Imo Commissioner for Justice and the House of Assembly speaker.
They also sought declaration of their suspension on June 3, 2019 by the House of Assembly as unlawful, null and void, considering that they were elected by their constituents and certificated by Imo State Independent Electoral Commission . Nwankwo said, “It is now unconstitutional in Nigeria for any governor or House of Assembly to dissolve or suspend duly-elected council executives. We are going to seriously oppose this illegality at any level.”
Meanwhile, Imo Gender Forum has urged the governor to give women adequate opportunity to contribute to development and governance of the state.In another development, Okorocha has urged Ihedioha to sack his Chief of Staff , Chris Okewulonu, for asking him to shut up his mouth.