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– The Supreme Court<\/a> has stood down judgment in the suit challenging the election of Governor Emeka Ihedioha.<\/p>\n

– The apex court took the decision while hearing the suit filed by Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, the APGA governorship candidate in the 2019 governorship election<\/p>\n

– Senator Ararume filed the suit at the Supreme Court after losing at the Imo state governorship election tribunal and the Court of Appeal<\/p>\n

There is palpable tension in Imo state after the Supreme Court stood down judgment in the suit challenging the election of Governor Emeka Ihedioha.<\/p>\n

Channels TV reports the apex took the decision on Tuesday, January 14.<\/p>\n

The appellate suit challenging Ihedioha’s election was filed by Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the March 9 election.<\/p>\n

Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo state. Photo credit: Emeka Ihedioha
\nSource: UGC<\/p>\n

Legit.ng notes that Senator Ararume filed the appeal after losing at the Imo state governorship election tribunal and the Court of Appeal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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