The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has declared total support for the January 14, 2020 verdict of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, that removed Emeka Ihedioha as governor of Imo State and upheld Senator Hope Uzodinma, as the real governor,
The president of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Imo State chapter, Ezechi Chukwu, revealed this in Owerri, alongside members of his executives.
According to Ezechi, Hope’s restoration as governor is in line with the laws of the nation.
He added that their support for Governor Uzodinma is both morally and formally justifiable since the judiciary that gave the judgment is the last hope of the common man.
“Imo state chapter of Ohanaeze has therefore taken a critical, dispassionate and objective analysis of the entire narrative. Senator Hope Uzodinma dully contested the election in accordance with the electoral act.
“His post-election recourse to the judiciary for redress is constitutional and equally in consoce with the extant laws of the land, his fundamental human rights are equally harmonious with the charters of the various international organizations.
“Imo state chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo consequently upholds strongly at 360 degrees the election of Senator Hope Uzodinma, as pronounced by the highest court of the land on January 14, 2020.”
“Our support for Governor Uzodinma is both morally and formally justifiable because the judiciary which upheld his mandate is the heartbeat of our democratic institution and the temporal last hope of the common man.
“You may recall that Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha was declared the winner of the March 2019 gubernatorial election in Imo. Imo state Ohanaeze Ndigbo supported him because it was an election which was validated by both the electoral umpire and judiciary per second.”