Nwosu heads to court, wants ‘stolen mandate’ recovered (Guardian)

Gubernatorial candidate of Action Alliance (AA) in Imo State, Uche Nwosu, has said he will challenge the emergence of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s counterpart, Emeka Ihedioha as winner of Saturday’s polls in court.

He made this known at a media briefing in Owerri yesterday, alleging that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) compromised the election and denied him the people’s mandate.

Nwosu, a son-in-law to Governor Rochas Okorocha, argued that Ihedioha did not meet the constitutional requirement to have emerged the governor-elect.

According to Nwosu, the constitution stipulates that apart from scoring majority of votes cast, a candidate must score at least 25 per cent of votes in two-thirds of the state. Read more

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