Remain calm and law abiding, am still your Governor – Okezie Ikpeazu To Abians

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has released a press statement to Abians to remain calm and law abiding after Uche Ogah, owner of Masters Energy was issued a certificate of return and sworn in as the new Governor of  Abia State.

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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 resolve the appeal, the status remains, I am still the Governor of Abia State.

Dr Okezie Ikpeazu
Governor, Abia State