Imo Election: Gov Uzodinma Floors Anyanwu, Achonu At Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Friday, ruled in favour of Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the authentic Governor of Imo State.

The apex court, in a ruling by a five-member panel, dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the last governorship election in Imo State, Samuel Anyanwu.

Justice Mohammed Baba Idris, in the lead judgment, resolved all the issues raised for determination in the appeal against the appellants.

The panel also dismissed the appeal by the Labour Party (LP) and its candidate, Athan Achonu, for lack of merit.

Justice Idris, who authored and read the lead judgment, resolved the three issues identified for determination against the appellants. He submitted that the appellants failed to prove their case as required.

Meanwhile, the Imo State Government has dismissed posters of Governor Hope Uzodinma portraying him as the running mate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, in the 2027 presidential election.

The government described the posters as fake, malicious, and aimed at causing disaffection between Uzodinma and President Bola Tinubu.

According to a press statement issued by the State Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, the circulation of the posters on social media is the handiwork of mischief makers.

He disclosed that at no time had the governor contemplated running for such an office.

He accused opponents of the current federal administration of engaging in the propagation of fake news so as to sow a seed of discord between Tinubu and his core loyalists.