How valid is the certificate issued to Abia State guber candidate,Uche Ogah.That is the question being asked in political quarters.

A reliable source in INEC headquarters in Abuja who spoke to CKN news on condition of anonymity stated that the document issued to Uche Ogah as a certificate of return for the governorship election in Abia State is an invalid document.

According to the source, the election that produced a governor in Abia state in 2015 was the supplementary election of April 25, 2015 and not the April 11th election which INEC declared inconclusive.

The source pointed that Ogah's certificate of return bears the date of April 11th, which failed to produce a governor.

"CKN,recall that INEC declared the April 11 governorship election in Abia state inconclusive despite the fact that Ikpeazu of PDP was leading Otti of APGA with a wide margin.

"INEC called for a supplementary election in about 8 canceled LGAs in the state on April 25, which Ikpeazu also won and was declared winner. And INEC issued him with a certificate of return as winner of the election after the supplementary election.

"So what Ogah has is an invalid document that can't make him governor. He can't lay claims to the governorship of Abia State on the basis of an inconclusive election."

The case has moved to the Court of Appeal after Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court ,Abuja washed off his hand the case after asking INEC to issue a Certificate of return to Ogah.A decision being challenged by incumbent Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu.

All efforts made by CKN News to get the reaction of Mr Ogah to this latest revelation was abortive .


SOURCE:http://www.cknnigeria.com/2016/07/abia-gov-tusslecertificate-issued-to.html