“It’s
unfortunate that INEC said that it was not served. But the truth is
that they were served. I have a proof to that. Saleh N. Ibrahim, Senior
Clerical Officer at the Legal Services Department of the Commission’s
Headquarters, Abuja, who stamped the Notice of Appeal and Injunction
with the Commission’s official stamp by on Wednesday, June 29, 2016.
“It
is rather surprising that the Commission could lend itself to be used
for an act capable of destabilizing a State in Nigeria with the
attendant consequences for anarchy and breakdown of law and order.” Kalu
said.
The Abia State Government wishes to reiterate for the
umpteenth time that Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu remains the Governor of Abia
State irrespective of whatever order was issued by the Federal High
Court and the consequential actions of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) pending the full exhaustion of all judicial
avenues of seeking redress.
Abia State is a peaceful State
consisting of law-abiding citizens but their patience should not be
stretched and their civility taken for granted. The citizens of Abia
State will resist any attempt to subvert their will which they freely
expressed at the polls and which was affirmed by the Supreme Court.