Emeka Ihedioha, the immediate past governor of Imo state, has expressed his continued shock at the ruling delivered by the Supreme Court on January 14th, which abruptly ended his tenure. He stated that this ruling was shocking not only to him but also to many other Nigerians.
During a visit to his Abuja home by a delegation of PDP chieftains led by its party chairman, Uche Secondus, Ihedioha made the following remarks:
“We are as shocked as yourselves. That event will define our electoral system. It is at the foundation of our electoral processes. It is not about Imo State but about our electoral processes. We are clam, calmness out of shock.”
In addition, the party chairman, Uche Secondus, also raised concerns about the figures presented by the Supreme Court which led to the declaration of Hope Uzodinma as the winner of the March 9th 2019 election:
“We know that the Supreme Court is the end. What we seek in the case of Imo State is for the Supreme Court to reverse (the judgement). We are saying that figures are not adding up, can they look at it again? We are a nation governed by laws.”
“In the case of Imo State, we have more questions than answers because we cannot see the figures adding up. There are many questions agitating our minds and the minds of Nigerians. I want to appeal to our brothers on the other side to stop trivialising issues.”