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Imo Guber: Supreme Court judgement electoral fraud legalization – Sam Daddy
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the November 11 2023 Governorship Election in Imo State, Samuel Anyanwu has described the recent verdict by the Supreme Court on the state governorship poll as the legalization process of electoral fraud.
He insisted that he won the election but that the Apex court turned a blind eye to his victory.
He made the assertion in a press statement issued by his Media Aide, Ikenna Onuoha.
The PDP candidate, who is also the National Secretary of the party, however, expressed gratitude to his supporters for their steadfastness throughout the period of the legal battle.
He claimed that he was denied victory by the All Progressives Congress APC in collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC.
” Imo people on November 11, 2023, came out en masse and voted for me in a bid to guarantee development, economic stability, social sanity, security of lives, properties and other dividends that could advance our nascent democracy” the release stated.
Senator Anyanwu alleged that the clear mandate that was given to him was hijacked by agents of APC in alleged connivance with officials of INEC.
“Painfully, the Apex Court gave legal affirmation to that charade by upholding the declaration of the candidate of APC as the true winner of the election”the release further stated.
The PDP National scribe pointed out that the citizens of the state are still surprised over the Supreme Court judgement by giving a wrongly declared winner a Supreme legal backing which he said will continue to hurt and hunt the Nigeria Judiciary.
He also lashed out at the Tribunal and Appeal Court for committing what he described as a legal blunder by dismissing a clear electoral crime allegedly committed by APC.
The PDP candidate further regretted that the Apex Court which was expected to right the wrong failed to do the needful.
“It can be recalled that the Election Petition Tribunal and Appeal Court respectively had earlier committed legal blunder by dismissing an appeal bordering on obvious Electoral fraud allegedly committed by the APC and its agents but the supreme court, expected to correct the error still toed the same line of legal disservice and affirmed the APC candidate as the winner of the November 11 Governorship election” the release declared.
Following the development, the PDP candidate has appealed to his supporters and concerned Nigerians to be calm, law-abiding and eschew any act that may create social unrest or disrupt the peaceful atmosphere in the state.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Friday declared that he’s still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Wike’s comment followed his expulsion from the party by the faction led by National Chairman, Kabiru Turaki.
Turaki had formally dispatched expulsion certificates to 11 prominent party chieftains, including Wike, former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, Umaru Bature, Kamarudeen Ajibade, SAN, Abdurahman Muhammad Senator Mao Ohuabunwa.
He said their expulsion was aimed at sanitising the party ahead of the 2027 elections.
Reacting to the development on Friday, Wike dismissed the claim while assuring that he would continue to work with other party members in making PDP a relevant opposition party.
The minister spoke while addressing journalists after inspecting the Interchange bridge and road linking Gwarinpa with Jahi and direct to Katampe, Gishiri and Maitama.
He said, “Those that are factionalized are bound to leave the party, I’m still in PDP and you can see that not everybody has left.
“We still have good numbers and we will continue to work together and that’s what I have said to the party. Put your house in order because at the end of the day, if you don’t put your house in order, it’s the party that is losing.
“So those who are worried, we can work together to see how the party can remain a relevant opposition.”
The governments of Abia and Imo States have announced the launching of a joint security taskforce and surveillance along the Aba-Owerri expressway, starting from Owerrinta in Abia State all the way to Owerri, Imo State.
The launch followed recent attacks by criminals on the expressway, including kidnapping, armed robbery and other criminal activities.
The formation of the joint security taskforce and surveillance was announced by Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Special Adviser to Governor Alex Otti on Media and Publicity.
His statement read in part: “Arising from a strategic emergency security meeting held today, 4th December, 2025, by the Governors of Abia and Imo Sates at the Imo State Government Owerri House, His Excellency Governor Alex Otti and His Excellency Senator Hope Uzodinma resolved to set up a joint security Taskforce that shall consist of Soldiers, Naval Personnel, Police Officers , DSS Personnel, and other Government Security Agencies.
“The joint security Taskforce shall, starting from tomorrow 5th December 2025, patrol the road 24 hours nonstop, while carrying out massive surveillance in the surrounding bushes using sophisticated drones and other modern security equipment.”
According to the statement, Governor Alex Otti commended the Governor of Imo State for arresting the criminals who carried out an attack on His advanced team and other passengers a few days ago.
“The two Governors, while assuring citizens plying the road on a daily basis and those returning home for Christmas of their safety and security, warn that there would be severe consequences for any criminal caught on the road going forward”, Ekeoma concluded.
President Bola Tinubu has transmitted to the senate two lists of 34 career and 31 non career ambassadors nominees for screening and confirmation.
Prominent names listed as non career ambassadors include Reno Omokri, Femi Fani-Kayode, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, Victor Ikpeazu and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
Also listed as non career ambassadors nominees are Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Vice Admiral Ete Ibas, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, Senator Nora Daduut, Fatima Ajimobi, and Senator Ita Enang among others.
The two lists brings to 68 number of persons nominated so far as ambassadors awaiting confirmation by the Senate.
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