Gourt Sacks Governor

Court sacks Abia governor, Okezie Ikpeazu
By Ujunwa Ochulo   |   27 June 2016   |   1:35 pm
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, and ordered him to vacate office immediately.

Justice Okon Abang also asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue a certificate of return to Uche Ogah who contested against Ikpeazu for the People’s Democratic Party’s governorship ticket in December 2014.

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