The Imo state chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has finally backed the verdict of January 14, by the Supreme Court of Nigeria which declared Hope Uzodinma as the winner of the Imo state election.
The president of the chapter, Ezechi Chukwu, while speaking in Owerri said an analysis by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has shown that Uzodinma’s mandate was restored in line with the extant laws of the land.
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Speaking alongside other members of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo executives, Chukwu said from their analysis, Uzodinma dully contested the election in accordance with the electoral act. “His post-election recourse to the judiciary for redress is constitutional and equally in consonance with the extant laws of the land, his fundamental human rights are equally harmonious with the charters of the various international organizations,” Chukwu said.
He said the Imo state chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo upholds strongly at 360 degrees, the election of Uzodinma as pronounced by the Supreme Court.
“Our support for Governor Uzodinma is both morally and formally justifiable because the judiciary which upheld his mandate is the heartbeat of our democratic institution and the temporal last hope of the common man,” he said.
