Imo Guber: Jubilation ass Supreme court affirms Achonu as Labour Party’s candidate

There was jubilation at the secretariat of the Labour Party (LP) in Abuja when the Supreme Court on Thursday, September 28, delivered its judgment regarding the Labour Party governorship candidate for the Saturday, September 11, 2023 gubernatorial election.

The apex court in its judgement affirmed Senator Athan Achonu as the LP governorship candidate off-cycle election in Imo state.

The Punch reported that Achonu is aiming to become the first physically challenged governor in the country through the off-season election taking place in the state.

An aggrieved aspirant in the last LP primaries, Basil Maduka, had objected to Achonu’s candidature at both the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal but the apex court dismissed the case on Thursday, for lack of merit.

A panel of five justices, led by Justice Iyang Okoro, also chided the appellant for abusing the court process and wasting the time of the courts.

LP legal adviser reacts as court affirms Achonu's candidacy

Reacting to the development in Abuja alongside Achonu and lawyers of the party, the LP national legal officer, Kehinde Edun, hailed the Supreme Court justices, saying they did justice to the case, Channels TV report added.

Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa polls: INEC fixes date for conduct of mock accreditation of voters

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) earlier announced that it will conduct a mock accreditation for the forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states.

The commission disclosed that the mock accreditation will commence on Saturday, October 14, a few weeks before the off-cycle polls scheduled to be held on Saturday, November 11, 2023.

Sam Olumekun, INEC's national commissioner & chairman, information and voter education committee, made this known through a statement issued on Monday, September 25 via its X page.