Abia Governor Alex Otti wins at Appeal Court
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party over the Abia State Governorship Election, which Labour Party candidate Alex Otti won.
Okey Ahiwe and the PDP had sought nullification of the victory of the incumbent governor and his party. The electoral petition tribunal had earlier dismissed the petition filed by them. They claimed to have won the March, 2023 gubernatorial poll, Online Parrot News reported.
The Abia opposition party claimed that Mr. Alex Otti was not qualified to run for the election because he paraded himself with forged credentials.
The three-man panel dismissed his appeal on the ground that it couldn’t be proven substantially. Mr. Okey Ahiwe has reacted to the development.
He told his Abia supporters, “When we embarked on the journey to reclaim our mandate through judicial processes, it was a calculated resolution and we were conscious that the journey would not be a sprint but a peculiar marathon with inevitable twists and turns,” he said.
“Our destination was clearly defined from the onset, and our focus is unchanged. So, at this juncture, our faith in God is renewed, as well as our solid confidence in the judiciary.
He said, “I therefore encourage all my supporters to stay calm, keep praying to God, and look beyond the eclipse of transitional sunset.”
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