See what just happened to Uche Ogah, governor-elect of Abia
– Uche Ogah had planned to be sworn-in to office having received certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday
– The absence of the state chief judge did not make it possible but Ogah met with the director of the State Security Service (SSS)
The supposed swearing-in of Uche Ogah, governor-elect of Abia state, has again been stalled by the alleged disappearance of the state chief judge, Thereza Uzoukwu, the News Agency of Nigeria has reported.
The new Abia state governor-elect receiving his certificate of return from INEC
Ogah had hoped to be sworn-in after receiving certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, but sitting Governor Okezie Ikpeazu said he would not relinquish the position because he had appealed against the ruling a high court.
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He also secured an injunction stopping the swearing -in ceremony and asking Justice Uzoukwu to stay away from the exercise.
Upon his return from Abuja where he received the certificate of return from the electoral umpire which said it acted in consonance with the ruling of the court presided over by Justice Okon Abang, Ogah went into a closed-door meeting with the Abia state director of the State Security Service (SSS) in Umuahia, the state capital.
In the earlier statement by Ikpeazu, he insisted that he remained the governor of the state, appealing to the people of the state to remain calm and declaring Friday and Monday as public holidays in honour of the late Chief Ojo Maduekwe, former secretary of the board of trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who died in Abuja on Wednesday.
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Ogah left the SSS office in a long motorcade after the meeting and could not speak with journalists.
Meanwhile, Barrister Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, a prominent lawyer based in Lagos, has revealed an alleged grand plan and agreement between governor-elect of Abia state, Uche Ogah, and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to him, Ogah may have been planning to dump the PDP after the swearing-in and that he would cite the leadership crisis in the party as his reason for leaving.
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