Breaking: Supreme Court Affirms Ikpeazu As Abia State Governor

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The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed Dr Okezie Ikpeazu as the legitimate Governor of Abia State.

A five-man panel of Justices of the apex court affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which nullified Ikpeazu’s removal from office over an alleged tax infractions.

The apex court dismissed appeals that were lodged by two contenders for the governorship seat, Mr. Sampson Ogah and Sir Friday Nwosu, as lacking in merit.

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In a statement issued shortly after his verdict, Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, said he dedicates his victory to the people of Abia state, who he said stood by him all through the period of litigations.

The statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Enyinnaya Appolos stated that the victory is a re-affirmation of the mandate given to him by the people, and now twice confirmed by the Supreme Court.

He stressed that only God will take glory for the victory, and commended the judiciary for standing firm on the side of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“Governor Ikpeazu wishes to call on all Abians to join hands with him to ensure accelerated growth and development of the state.

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“The time for politics is long over, and I have forgiven all those that were bent on distracting me.

“Let all well meaning Abians, including my opponents, come and join us to grow and develop our state without distractions as we ultimately have stakes in the growth and development of our state and people

“Today, there is the work of Abia to do and history will judge us by how much of that work we do, not by how much politics we play.

“My doors are open to all, my ears are open to hear and my eyes are strong enough to read suggestions on how we can best deliver greater dividends to those who really matter: the great people of Abia State,” the statement read.

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