Governor Okezie
Ikpeazu of Abia State continued the battle to retain his seat on Friday before
Justice Okon Abang of Federal Court High Court, Abuja.
Abang said that Ikpeazu filed to the appeal court
for “stay of execution” of an order removing him as Governor.
He directed that Ikpeazu and Ogah, who was ordered
to be issued fresh Certificate of Return in the June 27 judgment, should go to
the Court of Appeal to argue the motion for stay of execution.
He said all these in response to the argument of
counsel to both parties, challenging his jurisdiction to hear any application
on the matter.
It would be recalled that the Abia State High Court
had issued an injunction restraining INEC from issuing a certificate of return
to Ogah.
The Court also restrained the Chief Judge of Abia
State from swearing Ogah in while ordering status quo to be maintained until
pending the determination of motion on notice.
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