Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo state, says it is the “height
of ignorance” for people to describe him as “supreme court governor”.
Speaking when he featured during a Channels TV programme,
the governor said those describing him by that tag lack understanding of how
the court works.
In January, the apex court declared Uzodinma as governor
after ruling that Emeka Ihedioha, who was announced winner of the state
governorship poll, was not duly elected.
Some, however, faulted the court’s decision, and started
calling Uzodinma “supreme court governor”.
During the TV programme on Friday night, the anchor asked
him if he was unsettled by the tag, to which he responded that his emergence
followed due process.
He said he was not the first person to have been declared
winner of an election by the court, wondering why his case should be different.
“It is the height of ignorance because I don’t know what
they mean by that,” the governor said when asked.
“There is a reason for the supreme court. In the doctrine
and principle of democracy, the law expected that there would be grievances and
malpractices in the electoral process.
“When this happens, the only legitimate right you have is to
seek redress at the court. And of course, the court determines.
“Remember that this is not the first time, so many elections
had held where the candidates went to court and they got justice. So, why will
mine be different?”
He said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
failed to count for the votes of some persons during the election.
“I went to the supreme court and INEC was unable to explain
why they did not enter the result. It was a simple judgment; the supreme court
said INEC was wrong,” Uzodinma added.
The governor recently petitioned the National Judicial
Council (NJC) and Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, over the
tag.
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