Candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in the March 9, 2019 governorship election in Imo, Uche Nwosu, on Tuesday, withdrew the appeal he filed against the election of Governor Emeka Ihedioha.
Nwosu is a son-in-law to the immediate past governor of Imo state and senator representing Imo West senatorial district, Senator Rochas Okorocha.
Withdrawing the appeal, Nwosu’s lawyer, Solomon Umoh (SAN), told the Supreme Court that the decision to withdraw the appeal was based on the judgment of the apex court delivered on December 20, 2019.
The judgment in question had declared that Nwosu was not validly nominated as a candidate of the AA to participate in the race, thus lacked the locus standi to file any case in connection with the election.
“Based on the judgment of this court in appeal SC. 1384/2019 delivered on December 20, 2019, and subsequently, on my advice to my client, we have decided to withdraw this appeal”, Nwosu’s lawyer said.
Responding, counsel for respondents to the appeal, including Governor Ihedioha, who won the election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, urged the court to dismiss the appeal having been withdrawn.
The seven-man panel of the Supreme Court, therefore, unanimously dismissed the appeal.
