Nigeria: No Certificate of Return for Okorocha, 42 Others

15 March 2019

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha and 42 other 'winners' or candidates in the February 23 National Assembly elections yesterday failed to get their Certificates of Return when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officially presented certificates to the winners.

LEADERSHIP Friday reports that out of the 360 lawmakers, 35 could not get their certificates of return which INEC said supplementary elections will be conducted in those constituencies while somewhere as a result of court orders restraining the commission from issuing the certificate.

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