A member of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA Board of Trustees, Dr David Onuoha-Bourdex, on Monday hailed the verdict of the Appeal Court sitting in Owerri, which declared Dr Alex Otti the party’s flag bearer in Abia state as winner of the April 2015 governorship election in the state.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, had on December 31, 2015 ordered that Otti be sworn in as Governor of Abia state, asking the incumbent, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, to immediately vacate the office.
In a statement issued in Abuja, Onuoha-Bourdex asserted that the court “spoke peace and justice” to the hearts of people of the state.
Onuoha-Bourdex, who was also the candidate of APGA for Abia North Senatorial seat in the last election, noted that people of the state voted overwhelmingly for APGA.
While commending Otti for fighting for justice, he said, “I also praised the five-member panel of Appeal Court judges, headed by Justice Oyebisi Omoleye, for taking judicial notice of the fact that the APGA candidate scored 164, 444 valid votes to trounce Ikpeazu of PDP, who scored 114, 444 votes.
“Every living soul in Abia State who saw what happened on April 12, 2015 knew that the cancellation of the elections held in Obingwa, Osisioma Ngwa and Isiala Ngwa local government areas by the returning officers after the results were uploaded to INEC, was wrong.
“The Court of Appeal by its declaration of Dr Otti as winner has wiped the tears on the faces of Abians, especially the young men that were killed for standing strong in the face of intimidation,’’ Onuoha-Bourdex said.
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