Imo Elections Tribunal Adjourns To June 8

There are indications that the elections petitions tribunal sitting in
Owerri, the capital of Imo State, may have adjourned till June 8,
2015.

This development, Nigeria Horn reports will enable all the winners in
2015 general elections to finish their swearing-in ceremonies.

Checks by Midweek Nigerian Horn showed that the tribunal may start
full sitting on June 8, 2015.

One of the cases that came up for hearing Tuesday at the tribunal was
the matter between Hon. Uche Onyeagocha versus Hon Samuel Anyanwu
(Samdaddy), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The counsel to Hon. Onyeagocha brought in a motion seeking the leave
of the court for his client to inspect all the INEC materials used
during the National Assembly elections in Owerri Zone.

However, Onyeagocha's counsel couldn't move the motion because the
counsels to Anyanwu, INEC and PDP vehemently opposed the motion,
arguing that they should be allowed to study the motion so as to
present their counter-motion.

They appealed to the tribunal to grant them the mandatory seven days
in order to reply to the motion.

The tribunal after listening to both parties adjourned the tribunal to
8th of June for further hearing.
—Horn news