On Monday, there was heavy deployment of policemen in Owerri, 24 hours before the Supreme Court sitting on Ihedioha’s application. He said that the protests being embarked on by various groups since the Supreme Court gave its judgment on January 14, were “life-threatening”. But his APC counterpart, Enyinnaya Onuegbu, said that the party was confident that Uzodinma would remain as the governor of the state after the Supreme Court review. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as Amended (Constitution) guarantees the right of an individual to fair hearing. An individual’s right to fair hearing includes the right to have his/her rights and obligations determined by an independent and impartial tribunal.

Source: Punch February 18, 2020 00:17 UTC