Federal high Court Abuja ordered INEC to issue certificate of return to Owelle Rochas Okorocha



An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue the Certificate of Return to former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, who won the March 9th election for the Imo West Senatorial district. 

 Delivering judgement in an appeal filed by Okorocha at the court, Justice Okon Abang this morning, said INEC lacks constitutional jurisdiction to withhold a Certificate of Return. According to Justice Abang, any person declared a winner in an election by the returning officer, remains the winner until petitioners succeed in upturning the declaration at the election tribunal.

it is only the Federal high court that had exclusive jurisdiction to rule in such a matter resident officer for the election, alleged he made the announcement of Okorocha winning the election under duress.. 

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