‘We Are Ready To Die’, Ogah Can’t Be Governor – Abia PDP Chairman
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia state has declared its stand concerning the court ruling that ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to replace Governor Okezie Ikpeazu with Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah as new Abia State Governor.
This is coming after a Certificate of Return was issued, on Thursday, to Mr. Ogah who emerged second position in the last Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), gubernatorial election in the state.
The Abia state PDP chairman, Mr. Johnson Onuigbo, said Governor Ikpeazu had obtained an exparte injunction “restraining the state Chief Judge or any other judges from swearing in Mr. Ogah as governor”.
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He said that the court ruling and issuance Certificate of Return to Mr. Ogah was only a threat to the peace already existing in the state.
“Abia is not safe. I didn’t want to believe the rumour that the state will soon be invaded by the army because this is not a war zone. ”
“We want to inform the world that there is tension in Abia because democracy is about to be raped.”
“As a party, we will resist any move by anybody to undermine the peace in the state.” Onuigbo said.
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“We are ready for them, we are ready to die,” he said, adding, “If they do it, then they are inviting anarchy and confusion in the state.”
“We are in a democracy so we want the world to hear and know that we are being shortchanged in Abia,” he said.
Mr. Onuigbo added that the PDP had sent delegates to persuade Mr. Ogah “to sheath his sword and allow peace to reign in Abia” but which fell to deaf ears.
