The Imo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, Nigeria affirmed Hope Uzodimma as the Governor of Imo State on Friday, May 24, 2024.
In a unanimous judgment delivered by a three-man panel led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay, the tribunal ruled that Uzodimma’s election complied with the provisions of the Electoral Act.
The tribunal dismissed the petition filed by the Labour Party and its governorship candidate, Athan Achonu, challenging the election results. In its decision, the panel found no merit in the allegations of electoral malpractices raised by the petitioners.
In the 2022 election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner with 540,308 votes. Senator Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) received 71,503 votes, while Achonu secured 64,081 votes, placing third.
Achonu, dissatisfied with the results, had approached the court seeking to annul Uzodimma’s victory, citing alleged electoral malpractices in parts of the state.
