Court Orders Uzodinma To Stop Parading Himself As APC Candidate For Imo West Senatorial District
Channels Television's headline. Reported by Channels Television, ThisDay, Daily Trust.
What the sources say, in brief
A court has ordered changes to Hope Uzodinma's status as a senatorial candidate for Imo West. Channels Television reported that Justice Egwuatu ordered Uzodinma to stop presenting himself as the APC candidate, holding that he did not win the May 18 primary conducted by the APC and monitored by INEC. Daily Trust reported that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday ordered INEC to remove his name as the Imo West candidate and replace him. The two outlets describe the order differently, as noted below.
Key points
- Channels Television reported Justice Egwuatu ordered Uzodinma to stop parading himself as the APC candidate for Imo West.
- Channels Television said the court held that Uzodinma did not win the May 18 APC primary election.
- Daily Trust reported a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered INEC to remove Uzodinma's name as the Imo West candidate.
- Daily Trust said the court asked INEC to replace Uzodinma as the APC senatorial candidate.
Sources differ: Channels Television describes the order as directed at Uzodinma, while Daily Trust says it was directed at INEC to remove and replace him.
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Court Orders Uzodinma To Stop Parading Himself As APC Candidate For Imo West Senatorial District. A court has ordered changes to Hope Uzodinma's status as a senatorial candidate for Imo West. Channels Television reported that Justice Egwuatu ordered Uzodinma to stop presenting himself as the APC candidate, holding that he did not win the May 18 primary conducted by the APC and monitored by INEC. Daily Trust reported that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday ordered INEC to remove his name as the Imo West candidate and replace him. The two outlets describe the order differently, as noted below. Covered by 3 publications. Channels Television: Court Orders Uzodinma To Stop Parading Himself As APC Candidate For Imo West Senatorial District. ThisDay: Stop Parading Yourself As APC’s Candidate for Imo West Senatorial District, Court Orders Uzodinma. Daily Trust: Court sacks Uzodinma as APC senatorial candidate.
Who is covering it
- Channels Television Nigeria Court Orders Uzodinma To Stop Parading Himself As APC Candidate For Imo West Senatorial District Justice Egwuatu issued the order after holding that Uzodinma did not win the May 18 primary election conducted by the APC and monitored by INEC. 29 Oct · Tier 2
- ThisDay Nigeria Stop Parading Yourself As APC’s Candidate for Imo West Senatorial District, Court Orders Uzodinma * Orders INEC to publish Okorocha’s name Alex Enumah in Abuja Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, 29 Oct · Tier 3
- Daily Trust Nigeria Court sacks Uzodinma as APC senatorial candidate A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove the name of Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, as the Senatorial candidate for Imo West. The court specifically asked the electoral umpire to replace Uzodinma as the candidate of 29 Oct · Tier 3
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