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Judge hands off Okorocha’s case, returns case-file to CJ
Justice Taiwo Taiwo, the Federal High Court judge, presiding over the case between the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disqualified himself from the matter.
The presiding judge made the announcement at the resumed proceeding on the matter, where he told the parties involved that he would no longer entertain the case in view of a petition that was lodged against him by candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the disputed Imo West Senatorial election, Mr. Jones Onyereri.
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Therefore, Justice Taiwo said he would transfer the case-file back to the Chief Judge for prompt re-assignment to another Judge who would preside over the matter.
The suit filed by governor Rochas Okorocha seeks to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue him a Certificate of Return as the Senator- elect for Imo West Senatorial District.
Okorocha in the suit also prayed the court to declare that the electoral body acted in error when it refused to recognise him, even after the returning officer had declared him winner.
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