The Imo State Local Government Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Owerri has adjourned to November 4, 2024, the case filed by Social Democratic Party, SDP, against the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, ISIEC, and All Progressives Congress, APC, over the outcome of the just concluded local council elections in the state.
The case with suit number EPI/IMLG/0/9/24, was filed by the state chairman of the party, Henry Ifeanyi Eluwa, challenging the process that produced the chairmen of local government councils across the state.
In their prayers, the SDP sought for total cancellation of the election results, citing alleged electoral irregularities and malpractices that it claimed marred the polls.
Eluwa further alleged that ISIEC in connivance with the ruling APC in the state failed to comply with the electoral guidelines.
However, at the first hearing of the matter which took place on October 17, 2024, the APC and its candidates were not present in court, forcing the tribunal to adjourne the matter to November 4, 2024.
