A High Court sitting in Owerri has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission
not to issue a Certificate of Return to Rocha’s Okorocha
as a senator-elect for Imo West.
The
battle to stop the Imo Governor Rochas Okorocha from going to the Senate has been ongoing.
The court, in a suit filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial candidate for Imo West Hon Jones Onyeriri against the INEC, ordered that the status quo be maintained until the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
The presiding judge, Justice E.F. Njemanze, adjourned the case till June 5 2019, for hearing.
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