Just In: S/Court adjourns hearing of Ihedioha’s application March 2

By Andrew Orolua, Abuja
The Supreme Court has adjourned hearing on the application seeking a review of its Judgment on Imo State Governorship election to March 2, 2020.

Why Supreme Court adjourned hearing of Ihedioha’s application

Same panel of the Supreme Court that declared Senator Hope Uzodinma the Imo State candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Gov’ship election held on March 9, 2019 this morning Tuesday , February 18 , 2020 was set to hear the application.

But , Kanu Agabi (SAN)the lead counsel to Emeka Ihedioha informed the court that processes on the matter are still coming in therefore he applied for a short adjournment to enable the legal team put in more processes.
Damian Dodo (SAN) counsel to Governor Hope Uzodinma and the counsel for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) T.A. Inuwa (SAN) did not opposed the application as it would enable them also put in more processes.

Dodo wanted to know which of the application will be taken on the next adjourned date but the CJN said the parties should sort out that.

It should be recalled that Ihedioha has brought the application after he was sacked by the court from office. In his applications he has urged the apex court to revisit the judgment alleging that it was fraudulently obtained.