The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Imo State.
A five-member panel of the apex court, in a lead judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Idris on Friday dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate in Imo election, Samuel Anyanwu, for lacking in merit.
Justice Idris resolved all the issues raised for determination in the appeal against the appellants.
Justice Idris equally dismissed the appeal by the Labour Party (LP) and its candidate, Athan Achonu, for lacking in merit.
The judge, who authored and read the lead judgment, resolved the three issues identified for determination against the appellants.
He found that the appellants as petitioners at the election tribunal, failed to prove their case as required.
He proceeded to affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which upheld the decision of the Imo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which dismissed the appellants’ petition.
