The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said it would meet to take a decision on the letter written by the present Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, challenging its powers to hold back his Certificate of Return.
Recall that, INEC had withheld his certificate of return after the Presiding Officer who declared him winner alleged that, he made the declaration under duress.
Okorocha was the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the February 23 Imo West Senatorial election.
Okorocha, amongst other measures to reclaim his mandate, wrote the INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, insisting it was unlawful for the Commission to deny him a certificate of return as senator-elect.
Reacting to Okorochas letter, Festus Okoye, INEC commissioner for information and voter education, stated that “INEC chairman will meet next week with Commissioners to deliberate on the latest letter written by Okorocha and take a look at the issue again. Both parties are in court, but the INEC chairman is outside the country and most of the commissioners are on duty,” Okoye said.
He further stated that “The case is in court but we believe what we are doing is in accordance with the law”.
