Breaking: Tribunal Declares Hon Onyejeocha Winner of Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Fed Constituency Election, Directs INEC to Withdraw Certificate of Return Issued To Amobi Ogah (Watch Video)

The Election Petition Tribunal Sitting in Umuahia has declared Hon Nkeiruka Onyejeocha winner of the Election in Isukwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency.

Delivering Judgement today in Umuahia the Tribunal judges stated that process of emergence of candidates is both pre and post election matter and that after recomputing the votes cast polling unit by polling unit, it was found out that Hon Onyejiocha of APC 11,936, while Amobi Ogah of Labour Party scored 9,738.

The Tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Hon. Amobi Ogah and reissue same to the petitioner, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha.

Speaking to Newsmen after the judgement, the counsel to the petitioner Prof Olatoke expressed confidence in the judiciary stating that the Tribunal granted them all the reliefs they sought and has restored the mandate freely given by the good people of Isukwuato/Umunneochi to Hon Onyejeocha.

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