Embattled Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has reacted to the
issuance of Certificate of Return to Mr. Uche Ogah by the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC), as governor of Abia State.
A statement he personally signed on Thursday said it was said that
INEC carried out the issuance, “despite dependency of a notice of appeal
and motion on stay of the orders made by Justice Okon Abang of the
Federal High Court, Abuja”.
He added that, “Our laws are clear on this matter. No one may be
issued with a certificate of return let alone be sworn in as governor,
when there is a subsisting appeal and application for stay.
“I want to appeal to Abians to remain calm and law abiding in the face
of this provocation, unless and until the appellant courts have
conclusively resolve the appeal, the status remains, I am still the
Governor of Abia State.”
1 comment:
So sad. They would have allowed him finish his first tenure
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