Nwosu vs Ihedioha: Tribunal grants Action Alliance request to withdraw petition

The Imo State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Owerri has granted the request of Action Alliance (AA) to withdraw from the petition filed by its governorship candidate in the 2019 election, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu.

The party had, in a letter dated May 27 and sighed by its Legal Adviser, Anaukyaa Peter, requested its counsel, Okey Ehieze, to discontinue his appearance in the suit no: EPT/OW/GOV/IM/02/2019, in which AA is the second petitioner.

At the sitting on the tribunal on Monday, the Chairman, Justice Michael Adewara, said that the tribunal has no option but to grant the request of the petitioner.

The tribunal however rejected the request of the respondents, Emeka Ihedioha and the Peoples Democratic Party to have the case struck off.

But Nwosu in reaction said that he was not perturbed by the ruling.

In a statement signed by the Director, Media and Publicity Ugwumba Uche Nwosu Campaign Organization, Onwuasoanya FCC Jones, the AA guber candidate said that as disappointing as this decision was , assured his supporters that there was absolutely no cause for alarm, as the ruling has in no way vitiated the credibility of the petition.

Nwosu maintained that that he was the undisputed winner of that election, and we expressed optimism the learned justices would serve justice by declaring him the winner of that election.