{"id":152943,"date":"2021-03-18T17:33:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T16:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/?p=152943"},"modified":"2021-03-18T18:36:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T17:36:26","slug":"court-declares-apc-ararume-winner-of-imo-north-senatorial-bye-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/court-declares-apc-ararume-winner-of-imo-north-senatorial-bye-election\/","title":{"rendered":"COURT DECLARES APC’s ARARUME WINNER OF IMO NORTH SENATORIAL BYE-ELECTION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Federal High Court<\/strong><\/em> sitting in Abuja <\/strong><\/em>on Thursday has declared Ifeanyi Ararume <\/strong><\/em>as winner of the December 5, 2020 Imo North Senatorial District <\/strong><\/em>by-election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a judgment presided over by Justice Taiwo<\/strong><\/em> which pronounced that Ararume <\/strong><\/em>remained the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress <\/strong><\/em>(APC) in the election and should be declared the winner of the election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, the judge gave the Independent National Electoral Commission<\/strong><\/em> (INEC) 72 hours ultimatum to issue a Certificate of Return<\/strong><\/em> to Ararume <\/strong><\/em>for him to be formally inaugurated by the Senate President.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday has declared Ifeanyi Ararume as winner of the December 5, 2020 Imo North Senatorial District by-election. 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