{"id":737483,"date":"2019-11-04T12:57:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T12:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/04\/imo-monarchs-back-inecs-appeal-against-okorocha\/"},"modified":"2019-11-04T12:57:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T12:57:17","slug":"imo-monarchs-back-inecs-appeal-against-okorocha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/04\/imo-monarchs-back-inecs-appeal-against-okorocha\/","title":{"rendered":"Imo Monarchs Back INEC&#8217;s Appeal Against Okorocha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_646134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-646134\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-646134\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/inec-promotes-2209-staff-members.jpg\" alt=\"INEC\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-646134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">INEC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Imo state monarchs have said they are in support of the decision of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, appeal the Federal High court judgment that ordered Senator Rochas Okorocha be issued with the certificate of return for Imo west senatorial district.<\/p>\n<p>The monarchs, led by Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, in Owerri, made this known via his Media consultant Kennedy Eweama.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, \u201cTraditional Rulers in Igboland under the auspices of Igbo Traditional Rulers Forum (ITRF), have okayed the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to pursue to a logical conclusion, its appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which acquitted former Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, of allegations of obtaining his senatorial election victory through coercion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Returning Officer for Imo West senatorial election, Prof Innocent Ibeawuchi had alleged that Okorocha\u2019s thugs forced him at gunpoint, to declare him the winner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on that, INEC, therefore, withheld Okorocha\u2019s Certificate of Return but Justice Abang Okon of the lower court overruled INEC and ordered that Okorocha be issued with CoR as winner of the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe, the monarchs commended INEC\u2019s decision to go ahead with Okorocha\u2019s prosecution, as it will restore its integrity as an unbiased umpire, help in safeguarding the nation\u2019s electoral process and serve as a deterrent to others who may wish to emulate Okorocha\u2019s alleged unlawful and reprehensible conduct during the elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was Ilomunanya\u2019s view that \u201cThe former governor\u2019s alleged misdemeanour was a dent on the federal government\u2019s genuine and concerted efforts at enthroning a transparent, credible, free and fair electoral process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0APC Might Cease To Exist After Buhari\u2019s Tenure: Okorocha<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkorocha\u2019s alleged insensitive action was capable of undermining the integrity of elections in Nigeria before the international community, such misbehaviour credited to a former governor is very unfortunate and embarrassing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 2019 general elections were commendable because of its relative peaceful and transparent nature, INEC lived up to expectations despite the herculean challenges it faced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs royal fathers, we have a duty to speak out when evil beckons. Evil only thrives where noblemen keep silent. Who knows who will be the next victim? He may not even be alive to speak out as Prof Ibeawuchi did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INEC The Imo state monarchs have said they are in support of the decision of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, appeal the Federal High court judgment that ordered Senator Rochas Okorocha be issued with the certificate of return for Imo west senatorial district. The monarchs, led by Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, in Owerri, made this known [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":702817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-737483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Imo Monarchs Back INEC&#039;s Appeal Against Okorocha - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/04\/imo-monarchs-back-inecs-appeal-against-okorocha\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Imo Monarchs Back INEC&#039;s Appeal Against Okorocha - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"INEC The Imo state monarchs have said they are in support of the decision of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, appeal the Federal High court judgment that ordered Senator Rochas Okorocha be issued with the certificate of return for Imo west senatorial district. 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