The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Friday, hailed the Supreme Court judgement, which affirmed Okezie Ikpeazu as the Governor of Abia State, urging him to carry everybody along.
DAILY POST reports that the apex court had earlier today, dismissed the appeal filed by Uche Ogah, wherein he challenged Ikpeazu’s qualification for the election.
In a press statement made available to DAILY POST by the President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, he described the Supreme Court’s decision as “a victory for the entire people of Abia State.”
The Igbo group, however, declared that it believed in “no victor, no vanguish in the contest”, calling on the Governor to be a father to all.
“We congratulate Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and the people of Abia State on the Supreme Court judgement today which has finally laid to rest the contest over the guber position.
“With this development, we believe that the Governor can now fully concentrate in providing quality leadership in Abia State, having survived this two-year legal tussle, with its attendant distractions.
“We urge him to now concentrate especially in the area of promoting “Made in Aba” products, which has put the State in world map. His plan to industrialize Abia State should now be put on speed gear in order to absorb the teeming unemployed youths”, Isiguzoro stated.
He, however, maintained that as a non-partisan organization, “the Ohanaeze is in full embrace of all the parties. So, there is no victor, no vanguish. All the players in this contest are sons of Igbo land and for that reason, they remain equal partners in the victory.
“To this effect, we urge Governor Ikpeazu to extend olive branch to all the people involved in this legal tussle. He should be magnanimous in victory.
“We also ask the persons concerned to accept the hand of fellowship and work with the Governor for the rapid development of Abia State. The Governor is on course and for that reason he deserves the support of all to deliver more on this mandate.”
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