Supreme Court Announces New Date To Pass Judgement On Case Seeking Uzodinma’s Sack

The Supreme Court has announced a new date to rule on a petition seeking to unseat Hope Uzodinma as the Governor of Imo State.

Naija News understands that the state chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) had prayed to the court to remove Uzodinma from office. Upon receipt of the application, the apex court had fixed October 31, 2023, for the commencement of a hearing on the matter.

The court, however, announced on Tuesday that the hearing will now be held on December 5, 2023.

In 2020, APGA filed an application where the party argued that there ought to have been a fresh election in the state after the apex court nullified the election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Emeka Ihedioha.

The party said the Supreme Court did not rule on the validity of Uzodinma’s candidacy since Ihedioha and the PDP did not challenge it in the appeal marked SC/1462/2019.

Three years after the application was filed, the apex court fixed its hearing on Tuesday. However, when journalists visited the apex court on Tuesday, the matter was not listed on the court’s cause list.

One of the apex court registrars told journalists that the case had been moved to December 5, The PUNCH said, adding that no reasons were given for the postponement of the case.