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Appeal Court Okays Ikpeazu As Gov. Till August 4 by Yungchukzy(m): 1:00pm On Jul 28, 2016 |
The appeal court in Abuja has postponed an appeal filed by
Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of Abia state, challenging a federal
high court judgement that declared him unfit to hold office.
The decision of the court to postpone the appeal of Ikpeazu to
August 9 was due to the submission of Friday Nwosu, the
fifth respondent, that he had equal rights to be part of the suit
filed by Uche Ogah.
The five-man panel, which did not earlier recognise Nwosu as
part of the suit, said Ikpeazu remains governor till August 4,
when Nwosu’s suit will now be heard.
Ogah, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member, had
contended that the governor evaded tax prior to his election,
and as such, was not qualified to hold an elective office.
It was on this basis that, Okon Abang, the presiding judge, of
the high court gave the judgment declaring Ikpeazu unfit to
hold office.
In his submission at the appeal court, Alex Iziyon, counsel to
Ogah, had said Ikpeazu may not be described as the “legal”
occupant of the Abia government house following judgments
from other courts on the matter.
Iziyon explained that if he agreed to sign an undertaking
recognising Ikpeazu as governor, pending when the court
rules on the matter, other meanings maybe read to it.
On his part, Wole Olanipekun, counsel to Ikpeazu, said he also
had his own “grievances” in the appeal but he would abide by
whatever the court says. |
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