PDP Members Protest Over Ihedioha Court Ruling

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Imo State on Sunday shut down Owerri, the state capital, in protest over the removal of Emeka Ihedioha by the Supreme Court and the declaration of Hope Uzodinma as the duly elected governor of the state.

Adorned in black attires, the PDP members went round the state capital, calling on the supreme court to reconsider their judgment, averring that the protest would persist if the apex court refused to revisit their decision on the matter.

A member of the House of Representatives, Henry Nwawuba, who spoke to journalists, said the Supreme Court jurists had murdered democracy in the state with their judgment.

Nwawuba, who represents Mbaitoli/Ikedduru Federal Constituency of Imo State said that the apex court had done grave injustice to the people of the state.

He said, ” I am a Lawmaker and I believe that the Supreme Court must redeem the judiciary. Since the judgment was delivered, the state has become a graveyard (and) this is unlike what was happening when PDP was holding sway.

“How the Supreme Court justices gave victory to a candidate who came fourth in an election remains a mystery to many of us. We call on them to revisit the Imo case and do justice. ”

Also, the PDP Women Leader in the state, Maria Mbakwe, who burst into tears while speaking to journalists, said that women in the state are devastated with the verdict.

She said, ” I have never seen this kind of injustice since over 50 years I have been in Imo State. Imo women in the market and all over the state are crying. We are begging the Supreme Court justices to revisit the matter. We know that they are human beings and they can make a mistake. “