The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has issued a certificate of return to Hope Uzodinma, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Imo State gubernatorial election of 2019.

Uzodinma was declared the new governor of the state after Emeka Ihedioha was sacked from the position by a Supreme Court judgement delivered yesterday.

Earlier, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, announced that the commission was yet to receive the Supreme Court order which will enable Uzodinma get the certificate of return.

“Dear colleagues, please be informed that the commission is yet to be served with the enrolled order of the Supreme Court judgement. Therefore, we cannot issue the Certificate of Return to the APC candidate yet. However, once the commission receives the enrolled order, the CoR will be issued”, he said.