The Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Abia State Rev Augustine Ehiemere has described the Judgement of the five-member panel of Justices headed by Justice Oyebisi Omoleye which declared the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance Dr Alex Otti as the duely elected Governor of Abia State as a victory for All Abians
The APGA Chairman while speaking to Journalists immediately after the Judgement of the Appeal Court said Abians can now see that truely evil dont last for So long.
The Appeal court while delivering judgment in an appeal filed by Mr. Otti, the five-member panel, headed by Justice Oyebisi Omoleye, said the APGA candidate scored 164, 444 valid votes to defeat Mr. Ikpeazu who scored 114, 444 votes.
The court declared that Mr. Otti was the winner of the April 11 and April 25 supplementary elections in Abia.
Justice Omoleye said the cancellation of the elections held in three LGAs of Obingwa, Osisioma Ngwa and Isiala Ngwa by the returning officers after the results were uploaded to INEC was wrong.
“In the Electoral Act, the Returning Officer has the right to only declare results of elections and not to cancel elections.
“This panel discovered that the earlier results uploaded to INEC headquarters correspond with the correct valid registered voters in the three LGAs, while that awarded to the respondent shows. over voting and therefore null and void.’’
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu says he will Appeal the Judgement
