Nigerian Judges Who Declared Uzodinma As Imo Governor Reportedly Denied Visas To Attend U.S. Conference

The Tanko-led panel consequently asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue a certificate of return to Uzodinma immediately.

The former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke has reportedly revealed that members of a seven-man panel of the Nigerian Supreme Court who declared a candidate who came fourth in the last Imo governorship election as governor have been denied visas to the United States.

SaharaReporters had reported that a seven-man panel of the Supreme Court led by former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Ibrahim Muhammad Tanko, on January 14, 2020, nullified the governorship election of Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State, declaring Hope Uzodinma as the rightful winner of the exercise.

The Tanko-led panel consequently asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue a certificate of return to Uzodinma immediately.

The court in a unanimous decision held that Ihedioha did not win the majority of votes cast in the election.


Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the judge who read the judgement, ordered INEC to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Ihedioha and give a fresh one to his APC rival.

“The votes due to the appellant, Hope Uzodinma and the All Progressives Congress (APC) from 388 polling units were wrongly excluded from scores ascribed to them,” she held.

“It is hereby ordered that Emeka Ihedioha, was not duly elected by majority of lawful votes cast at the said election. His return as the elected governor of Imo state is hereby declared null and void and accordingly set aside.

“It is hereby declared that the first appellant (Uzodinma) holds the majority of lawful votes cast at the governorship election held in Imo State on March 9, 2019, and has satisfied the mandatory constitutional requirement.

“It is hereby declared that first appellant, Senator Hope Uzodinma is the winner of the governorship of Imo State held on March 9, 2019.

“The certificate issued to the first respondent (Ihedioha) is hereby withdrawn. It is hereby ordered that the certificate of return shall be issued to the first appellant, senator Hope Uzodinma, forthwith and he should be sworn in as the governor of Imo state.”

The Supreme Court earlier declared that Uche Nwosu was the validly nominated candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2019 governorship election in Imo state, but voided his candidacy on the grounds of possessing a double ticket of the APC and Action Alliance (AA).

British-Nigerian lawyer, Ayo Obe in a tweet disclosed that the US had refused visas to those judges involved in the most bizarre judgement to attend a judges’ conference in the US, attributing the information to former Cross River Governor, Duke.

Obe tweeted on Wednesday, "Launching ‘A Stranger In Their Midst’, @Donald_Duke reveals that Judges who delivered a judgment that made “a candidate who came fourth the winner of an election” have been refused visas to attend a judges’ conference in the US.

"Their aides were given visas, but they were not."
https://saharareporters.com/2023/02/15/nigerian-judges-who-declared-uzodinma-imo-governor-reportedly-denied-visas-attend-us

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Serve him right

Oluwole judges don't deserve better life in a sane country ... since they are against goof things coming to us.


Tifnubu the evil man that foisted buhari on Nigerians will never know peace.



Vote OBI2023

Just the beginning

Supreme court of injustices

Way to go!

Evil party and govern....

He's probably a bandit called to bar.

So if the judge sick like this and need to be treated in the States he will die like this

Any body supporting this over old man called Tinubu to be a president must not also be given visa to any good country in the world

All countries should ban him from entering their countries

Warp.

US are not assss thinker like some people are have the thought that after deducting unlawful votes, who had the highest lawful votes shouldn't be declared winner. ..

Obifoolllls

USA no b aso rock

Nice one.


Same fate will befall these present supreme court judges who gave tickets to Lawan, Akpabio and Ayade who haven obtain presidential ticket where nolonger qualified to have another ticket for senate. But the wuruwuru judges gave abracadabra judgement.

Nonsense supreme court.

Good one, the man will not rule any Igbo land again

TheSameGuy:
Warp.

US are not assss thinker like some people are have the thought that after deducting unlawful votes, who had the highest lawful votes shouldn't be declared winner. ..

Obifoolllls

I weep for your people honestly.

After destroying a state he wants to Japa to a better state OGUN KILL AM

US are not moronic in nature like you obifoolllls

They're reasonable

Malory:
I weep for your people honestly.

TheSameGuy:
US are not moronic in nature like you obifoolllls

They're reasonable

*Spits*

Very good

I smell lies. SH isn’t a reliable source

SR,glorified online blog of lying,blackmailing,news fabricating,fake news purveyors.
Run by semi-illiterates and believed by people of similar stock.
So justices that carry diplomatic passports will be denied visas,but their aides that have to go and attend visa interviews will be granted, according to SR!
How many people still even read sowore's rag tag outfit?

Good

Nice one this is a lesson to others.

The way Nigerian judges are selling judgement is appalling.That is how the same supreme Court pronounced Ahmed Lawan who didn't buy senatorial form nor participate in the primary as a senatorial candidate.Funny judges.And they are all SAN.

Let him book his injustice airline and fly. Mumu.., how I wished these super countries will ban all politicians flying from Africa, especially pot bellied, chronic corrupt Nigerian politicians. Nigerian politicians are the worst in Africa!!

Their aides were given visas, but they were not."

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