Former Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Sam Amadi, has questioned the circumstances surrounding the Federal High Court judgment disqualifying Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Imo West senatorial election.
DAILY POST reports that the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ruled that Uzodimma was not the rightful winner of the APC primary election conducted in May this year.
The court also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to replace the governor with former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, whom it declared the authentic winner of the party’s primary election.
Reacting to the judgment in a post on his official Facebook page on Friday, Amadi suggested that Uzodimma might have been a victim of injustice, despite acknowledging that the governor had faced controversies in the past.
He cited a video showing Uzodimma addressing journalists alongside his wife, with a large crowd of APC members behind him during the primary election, as part of his reason for questioning the court’s decision.
Amadi said, “Hope Uzodimma may be guilty of many things. But it does not mean he is guilty of everything. It MAY not be true that he is not rightfully the candidate of APC for the Orlu Zone Senate position.
“I saw video and television report of Hope Uzodimma standing with his wife on the line with a sizable crowd behind him.
“The Igbos say that a child that often cries does not make it easy to know when he is beaten. Hope cries a lot. When he is a victim of injustice we may not pay attention.
“Let us see the evidence of Okorocha’s primary election. We are not a court, but we can say, ‘oh probably his crowd is bigger than Hope’s’.”
Amadi’s reaction comes amid the political dispute between Uzodimma and Okorocha over the APC ticket for the Imo West senatorial district.