The Imo State governorship election tribunal began sitting on Monday in Owerri on the petition brought before it by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hon Emeka Ihedioha, against the re-election of the All Progressive Congress -APC candidate, governor Rochas Okorocha.
Ihedioha is challenging Okorocha’s victory at the polls, urging the tribunal to upturn it.
At the fisrt hearing before Justice David Wyom, lead counsel to the first respondent, APC, Adeniyi Akintola (SAN), argued that his client was not served at its headquarters in Abuja.
The lead counsel to the petitioner, Mike Ahamba (SAN), urged the tribunal to proceed with the hearing, having had a pre-hearing session, where parties had been put on notice through questionnaire, which was and dully answered.
The presiding judge, Wyom ruled that it did not matter where the parties were served once dully served. However, he reserved ruling on whether the second to 36th respondents were properly served.
