The
fight for power in Abia State is still raging as the embattled
governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has said nothing would make him hand over power
to Uche Ogah.
Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu
The embattled governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu yesterday,
vowed that he could not afford to relinquish his seat to Dr. Uche Ogah,
saying that the mandate was freely given to him by God and Abia people.
Vanguard revealed that the governor said this while addressing the
people of Abia North who were on a solidarity visit to him at the
Government House, Umuahia.
He disclosed that he had previously visited Uche Ogah three times
to solicit his support and urged him to drop his ambition but to no
avail.
According to him, the mandate given to him by Abia voters has spiritual connotation which he could not afford to abandon.
The people from Abia North had come to restate their support for
the power shift under the doctrine of Abia Charter of Equity, which
provides for rotation of power to the three senatorial zones of the
state. Consequently, they had expressed support and solidarity to the
governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, saying he emerged from Abia
South zone in line with the charter.
In their reaction to the political crisis in the state, Abia North PDP frowned at the judgment of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja
which favoured Dr. Uche Ogah, who is from the zone. Rising from a
stakeholders’ meeting held in Ohafia, Abia North PDP said that they
rejected the judgment.
“The controversial and contentious judgment of the Hon. Justice
Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division came to us as a
surprise and a calculated attempt to rock the boat of a smooth sailing
government of Abia State under the able leadership of Okezie Ikpeazu,
Ph.D.
“That the said judgment, which is misconceived, unsearched and
unknown to facts and law defeats all known principles of justice.
“That we totally align with the judgment of Hon. Justice Lewis
Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Owerri Division, is well reasoned and
well researched both in facts and law thereby vindicating and absolving
Okezie Ikpeazu, Ph.D of any wrong doing with respect to his tax
documents.”
