Drama In Abia As Court Sacks Governor, Governor Tells People ‘Relax I Still Rule’

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, to vacate office immediately.

The order follows allegation that he submitted false information to his party, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for the party’s governorship primary in December 2014.

In his ruling, Justice Okon Abang ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to immediately issue a certificate of return to the complainant, Uche Ogah. Ogah had polled the second highest number of votes in the primary election.

The Governor has however called on Abians asking them not to panic, but remain clam over the judgment saying, by law he remains the Governor.