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Supreme Court dismisses Emeka Ihedioha’s application - Edoman - 03-03-2020 Supreme Court dismisses Emeka Ihedioha’s application for review of its judgement on Imo governorship election The Supreme Court has dismissed the application filed before it by former Imo state governor, Emeka Ihedioha. Ihedioha and his party, PDP, approached the apex court, seeking for a review of the January 14th judgement that sacked him from office and instated Hope Uzodinma as governor of Imo state. In a ruling delivered this afternoon, a panel of judges led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad Tanko, dismissed the application on grounds that it lacked merit. However, one of the judges out of the seven-man panel, Chima Chiweze, disagreed with the judgement. RE: Supreme Court dismisses Emeka Ihedioha’s application - Edoman - 03-04-2020 Imo decision will haunt electoral jurisprudence for a long time - Supreme Court Justice Justice Chima Centus Nweze who was part of the 7-man panel that presided over the Imo review appeal filed by Emeka Ihedioha, raised an alarm of the Supreme Court's decision on the case, haunting the electoral jurisprudence for a long time. Recall that on January 14, 2020, the Supreme Court declared the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Hope Uzodinma as the valid winner of the November 2019 Governorship election conducted in Imo state. The apex court ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Emeka Ihedioha to vacate the office of the governor. While the majority six insisted on the infallibility attribute of the Supreme Court to hold fast to its verdict whether right or wrong, Nweze recalled how same court reversed its judgement in the past. The panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad voted six-to-one, with the majority agreeing to dismiss the application. Justice Kayode Ariwoola who read the majority verdict, said; Quote:“Certainly this court has no inherent power to grant what is being sought, it is beyond the powers of this Court. There is no Constitutional provisions for this court to review its own judgment. Justice Nweze who insisted that the Supreme Court can reverse itself in fulfilment of justice, stated that the apex court misled itself into declaring Uzodinma as governor without evidence of meeting other constitutional provisions. He said; Quote:“This decision of the Supreme Court will continue to haunt our electoral jurisprudence for a long time to come. by |