A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, Friday, struck out a suit restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from issuing certificate of return to Imo Governor-elect, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha.
INEC had on March 11, declared Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Ihedioha, winner of the the March 9 governorship election in the state.
The court also ruled that post election matters belonged to the election tribunals.
Candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), Mr Uche Nwosu, had gone to court to get an order restraining the court from issuing a certificate of return to Nwosu had argued that Ihedioha did not meet the required 25 per cent of the votes in 18 out of the 27 local governments the state.
Striking the matter out, Justice Tijjani Ringim held that post election matters are to be handled by the election tribunal.
Ringim said, “The quest for justice must be in line with the constitution. Post election matters belong to election tribunal.”
