{"id":119497,"date":"2024-05-24T16:53:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T15:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tribunal-upholds-uzodinmas-election-as-imo-governor"},"modified":"2024-05-24T20:06:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T19:06:52","slug":"tribunal-upholds-uzodinmas-election-as-imo-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tribunal-upholds-uzodinmas-election-as-imo-governor","title":{"rendered":"Tribunal upholds Uzodinma\u2019s election as Imo governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Imo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday upheld the election of Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as Imo State governor.<\/p>\n<p>The tribunal, which gave its ruling in Abuja, also dismissed the petition of the Labour Party, LP, and its governorship candidate, Athan Achonu.<\/p>\n<p>In a unanimous decision delivered by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay, the three-man panel of the tribunal held that Uzodimma\u2019s election as Imo State governor complied substantially with the provisions of the Electoral Act.<\/p>\n<p>The tribunal further held that the Labour Party in its petition failed to prove the allegation of over-voting and non-compliance to the Electoral Act.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Imo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday upheld the election of Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as Imo State governor. The tribunal, which gave its ruling in Abuja, also dismissed the petition of the Labour Party, LP, and its governorship candidate, Athan Achonu. 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