Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma has filed a preliminary objection to challenge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to review its January 14 judgment that brought him to power.
Hope believes the top Nigerian court has lost its powers to hear and determine any application relating to the governorship election held in Imo state on March 9, 2019.
According to him, the court should ignore the fresh application that was filed by removed governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, since it is coming from a governor they already barred.
He added that the application should be rejected because it is simply an invitation for the Supreme Court to sit and deliberate on a decision it already took.
His words, “The application constitutes an invitation to the Supreme Court to sit on appeal over its final decision.”
“Having delivered its final decision on the 1st and 2nd Respondents’ Appeal No. SC. 1462/2019 between Senator Hope Uzodinma & Anor v Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha & 2 Ors., the Supreme Court has become fuctus officio and divested of jurisdiction over the same subject matter.
“Order 8 Rule 16 of the Supreme Court Rules 2014 prohibits this Honourable Court from reviewing its judgment once given and delivered, save to correct clerical mistakes or accidental slip.
“The judgment sought to be set aside having been given effect by the inauguration of the 1st Respondent/Objector as Governor of Imo State, this Honourable Court lacks the jurisdiction to grant the prayer sought”.
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