Benjamin Uwajumogu, senator-elect of Imo north, has led some protesters to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters over non-issuance of certificate of return to him.INEC earlier had to set up a committee to look into various allegations of misconduct after Uwajumogu was declared winner.
Uwajumogu challenged the decision, saying that the electoral body is only “using the excuse of committee to deny” him the certificate he ought to have received, Igbere TV reports.
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, July 5, ordered that INEC must issue the senator-elect his certificate, a decision the body failed to comply with, Igbere TV reports.
While addressing newsmen on Monday, July 22, the senator wondered why a committee had to be set up after he had been declared a winner.
He said: “Some of them that have been given certificates did not have to go through any committee before they were given.
“Why is my own going through this process? Why is INEC using the excuse of the committee to deny us our certificate of return when a court has given an order?
“We are asking INEC to produce that certificate of return and they must produce it and we asking them to produce it to forestall a breakdown of law and order.”
It was earlier reported that INEC said that it suspended all further proceedings and actions in the Imo north senatorial election.
The development was announced by the electoral body on Tuesday, April 16, via a statement signed by Mallam Mohammed Haruna who is the national commissioner and member of INEC information and voter education committee.
