Imo PDP rejects nullification of Ugochinyere, Okeke’s elections by tribunal

<p>The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the nullification of the elections of members representing Ideato North/South and Okigwe South federal constituencies in the House of Representatives, Barr. Ikenga Ugochinyere and Hon. Jonas Okeke, respectively, by the Imo State National/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Mararaba, Nasarawa State.</p>, <p>In a statement issued on Wednesday by its Acting State Publicity Secretary, Mazi Emenike Nmeregini, the opposition party said the two lawmakers won their elections by landslide in the February 25 National Assembly polls.</p>, <p>The PDP also described the verdicts as a setback and vowed to upturn them at the Court of Appeal.</p>, <p>The statement read, “It is with deep reservations and reprehension that the lmo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party received the news of the nullification of elections of Rt Hon. Barr. Ikenga lmo Ugochinyere lkeagwuonu (representing Ideato North and South), Rt Hon Jonas Okeke (Okigwe South) respectively by the lmo State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Mararaba, Nasarawa state. The decision of the Tribunal in these cases is highly condemnable and regrettable.</p>, <p>“The two proactive Lawmakers won landslide in the February 25, 2023 National Assembly election as members of the House of Representative, representing their respective constituencies in the state.</p>, <p>“As a responsible and responsive political party, the verdict of the Tribunal, smacks of huge surprise, considering the preponderance of potent evidence in facts and figures, tendered before it to justify results of the elections. The eventual decisions of the Learned Justices will definitely leave sour taste in the mouth of electorate in the constituencies.</p>, <p>“It is unfortunate that without reference to hindsight, the honourable Tribunal hinged their judgments on pre-election matters that have earlier been dismissed by courts of competent jurisdiction.</p>, <p>“This also, is in disregard to the fact that