Abia State News

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has approached the Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri to dismiss the originating summons earlier filed by Sir Friday Nwosu for incompetence which also ousted the court’s jurisdiction to entertain the action. Nwosu, who contested the December 8, 2014 PDP prim…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Supreme Court to set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Owerri that declared Dr Alex Otti of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA the winner of the April 11 Governorship Election in Abia state. INEC said it rejected t…

Ladies and gentlemen! Let me first of all correct the false news being spread by some persons that the Court of Appeal ordered the swearing in of Dr Alex Otti. There was no such Order as the learned Justices of the Appeal Court Knew the legal implications of making such Order vis-a-vis the expres…

I remain the governor of Abia State- Ikpeazu Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has assured Abians that he remains the governor of the state. This is contrary to the rumour making rounds that the Appeal court sitting in Owerri which upturned Ikpeazu’s victory had ordered his opponent, Dr. Alex Ot…