A High Court in Owerri on Saturday has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to issue a Certificate of Return to Imo Governor Rochas Okorocha as a senator-elect for Imo West.
The court, in a suit filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial candidate for Imo West Hon Jones Onyeriri against the INEC, ordered that the status quo be maintained until the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
The presiding judge, Justice E.F. Njemanze, adjourned the case till June 5 2019, for hearing.
