Abia State PDP chapter has made a U-turn and resolved to go to court to contest the outcome of the guber and the House of Assembly poll in the state in court.
By Emma Ogbuehi
The State Working Committee (SWC) and the enlarged State Executive Committee (SEC) of the Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have resolved to go to court to contest the outcome of the March 18 Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. This is against the earlier understanding that the PDP would not challenge the declaration of Alex Otti as the governor-elect in court.
The decision was arrived at on Tuesday, following a meeting of the two organs in which they reviewed the results after collecting all the materials used in the conduct of the elections, especially in six local government areas where they alleged that Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) machines were not used.
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A release by the Abia PDP Vice Chairman/Acting State Publicity Secretary, Elder Abraham Amah stated that the decision was arrived at following the move by the Labour Party in taking PDP candidates that won elections to court despite the honest and wise advice and appeal of the Abia State governor Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu that the winners of the election including the governor-elect, Alex Otti should be spared the burden of litigation which only serves to distract public officers from performing their duties and responsibilities.
The statement stressed that “Abia PDP is shocked to note that at a time when it is making arrangements for a seamless and peaceful transition for the new government, it is the same Labour Party that was declared the winner that is trying to torpedo the process.
“Subsequently, the legal department of the Abia PDP will release the details of its petitions in the next 24 hours and head to the Election Petition Tribunal to challenge the declaration of Alex Otti of the Labour Party as the winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election.
“We call on the good people of Abia to remain calm, peaceful and steadfast as we work to reclaim our mandate”.
