Supreme Court Fixes Judgment Date For Okorocha's Appeal
Supreme Court Fixes Judgment Date For Okorocha's Appeal Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Supreme Court has fixed 24th January, 2014 to deliver judgment in an appeal filed by Imo state Governor Rochas Okorocha, challenging the decision of an Appeal Court in Owerri, which joined former governor of the state, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, in an appeal instituted by Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, the candidate of then Action Congress of Nigeria in the governorship election held in the state in 2011. Senator Ararume is challenging the May 6th, 2011 supplementary elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission which ushered in Okorocha as the governor of state. Proceedings at the court was disrupted by conflicting appearance by different lawyers who claimed to have been briefed by different persons claiming to be the national. Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, under which platform Okorocha won the election before defecting to the All Progressive Congress. ...



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