INEC issues Okorocha certificate of return as senator-elect – TheNigerialawyer

The Independent National Electoral Commission has finally issued
former Imo governor, Rochas Okorocha, a certificate of return for
winning the February 23 Senatorial election in Imo West.

The presentation came hours after the National Assembly was
inaugurated and Okorocha was subjected to the indignity of being
prevented from attending the inaugural session.

INEC had refused to recognise Okorocha’s victory, alleging that
it was procured under duress.

In May, Justice Njemanze of the Owerri High Court further
strengthened INEC’s position when he ordered that the Commission
not to issue a Certificate of Return to any of the candidates that
contested the Imo West Senatorial District election.

The Order from the High Court of Imo State was issued on 23rd
May 2019 and the suit has been further adjourned till 26 June.

When INEC presented certificates to senators-elect in March,
Okorocha was also not invited.

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MNJTF Exposes ISWAP’s Misleading Propaganda on False
Victory

Following scores of operational losses inflicted by the
Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and national forces on the
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Lake Chad Area,
in the last couple of weeks, the terrorist organization has
resorted to misinformation and propagation, in a bid to retain its
sponsors, supporters and also impress potential recruits.

In a series of falsehoods contained in Issue 185 of its NAL –
NABA Magazine of 7 June 2019. ISWAP claimed to have attacked
locations in Nigeria and Niger Republic.

These claims are misleading, untrue and should therefore be
disregarded by the public. The reality is that in an effort to
shore up it’s waning influence in the Lake Chad Area, ISWAP
instigated some skirmishes which were all neutralized at heavy
personnel and equipment costs to ISWAP. This can in no way justify
the falsehoods contained in the ISWAP propaganda publication.

In the light of the forgoing, It is important and urgent to warn
the public that part of a recently discovered ISWAP deception plan
is to continue on it’s current misinformation with the embedded
radicalization program, as a prelude to launching a recruitment
drive in the months to come.

The ultimate aim is to find replacement among the population for
the hundreds of terrorists killed by the MNJTF and national forces
in the ongoing Operation YANCIN TAFKI.

Consequently, traditional, religious, community leaders and
parents are advised to closely monitor their wards to prevent them
from being en-snared by ISWAP propaganda.

Colonel Timothy Antigha
Chief of Military Public Information
MNJTF
N’Djamena – Chad