The five-man Appeal Court panel dismissed all the 7 grounds of appeal sought by the petitioner, who challenged the earlier judgment of the tribunal. In its ruling on Thursday, the Justice Aboki-led appeal panel, unanimously declared that, all grands of appeal against the election and return of Senator Uwajumogu as Senator representing Imo north, lacked merit. According to the ruling, “it is in bad fate for the petitioner to say that supplementary elections in 22 polling units were void by the reason of non-compliance with the provisions of the electoral act, when all the parties involved in the election, including the petitioner, did not complain before the conduct of the supplementary elections. “The petitioner was inconsistent. You cannot ask the court to grant relief on unsubstantiated matters as the court does not rely on hearsay to dispense justice.” “You cannot blow hot and cold at the same time. The petition failed in its entirety and it is hereby dismissed”, the Judge said. In his reaction, Senator Uwajumogu described the judgment as the total reaffirmation of the mandate given to him by the people of Okigwe zone during the last concluded Imo north senatorial re-run election. While calling for true reconciliation to move the zone forward, he thanked the people of Imo North for their continued support and prayers to him throughout the legal tussle and pledged his total commitment to superlative legislative performance.]]>