Following the Certificate of Return issued to Mr. Uche Ogah as the governor-elect of Abia State by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday, sacked governor Okezie Ikpeazu has called on the state citizens to remain calm, assuring them that he is still in charge.
Ikpeazu gave the assurance barely one hour after the certificate of return was issued to Ogah.
He said: “Fellow Abians, remain calm and law abiding. I am still your Governor.
“I have received with concern report of the purported issuance of Certificate of Return to Mr. Uche Ogah by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as governor of Abia State, despite dependency of a notice of appeal and motion for stay of the orders made by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
“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 resolved the appeal, the status quo remains the same: I am still the Governor of Abia State.”
Ikpeazu gave the assurance barely one hour after the certificate of return was issued to Ogah.
He said: “Fellow Abians, remain calm and law abiding. I am still your Governor.
“I have received with concern report of the purported issuance of Certificate of Return to Mr. Uche Ogah by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as governor of Abia State, despite dependency of a notice of appeal and motion for stay of the orders made by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
“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 resolved the appeal, the status quo remains the same: I am still the Governor of Abia State.”
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