Ikpeazu may still remain Abia governor, after court dismisses suit filed by Chief Friday Nwosu , asking for the removal of Ikpeazu for allegedly presenting forged tax certificate to his party, Nwosu was an aspirant under the PDP flag and therefore insist he ikpeazu was not eligible to represent PDP.
The judge had said, the case was dismissed on the fact that the lawyers to the two of them ( Ikpeazu and Ogah ) had argued that he ( the judge ) no longer had jurisdiction to hear the motion.
The judge instead ordered Ikpeazu and Uche Ogah, who are both claiming to be the legitimate governor of the state to go before the Court of Appeal for the resolution of the stalemate in the state, although earlier Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja refused to hear Mr . Okezie Ikpeazu ’ s application for stay of execution, Justice Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court , Owerri , affirmed the election of Ikpeazu as governor of the state, setting Ikpeazu and team on jubilee.
He (the judge) went on to say that Ogah is not eligible to enjoy the outcome of the PDP primary because he had earlier rejected the result of the primary judge.
By the ruling, the jubilant Ikpeazu stated that the god of justice has spoken for him, and urged Abians despite region to join hands with him to build Abia. He thanked the judge and Mr President who earlier had said the status quo should be maintained in Abia until after the court verdict.
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