The Labour Party has approached the Supreme Court to seek the nullification of the November 11 Imo Governorship election, alleging over-voting and bias in the judgments of the lower courts. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday.
Ifoh argued that despite presenting evidence of over-voting, the party’s appeal for a fresh election was thrown out by the appeal court. He claimed that the total number of voters did not match the figures reeled out by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which declared Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the election.
“The issue at hand is clear. The total number of certified accredited voters for the November 2023 governorship election, as certified by INEC, was just over 500,000. However, the total votes counted, which was used to declare the candidate of APC winner exceeded 700,000, resulting in an over-voting discrepancy of more than 200,000,” Ifoh said.
