FEDERAL High Court
sitting in Abuja on Friday declined to hear an application for stay of execution
of its judgment that ordered Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to vacate from office
following false tax clearance alleged that the governor submitted prior to his
emergence as governor of Abia state.
In addition, Justice
Okon Abang said he no longer had jurisdiction to decide Ikpeazu’s application
for stay of execution since the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal is
already with facts of the case and therefore directed both parties to go to the
appellate court for the resolution of the controversy...
It will be
recalled that Justice Okon Abang had on Monday, adjourned to hear the motion as
well as to decide whether or not he has the powers to set aside the ex-parte order by a High Court in Abia State
that stopped the Chief Judge of the state from swearing in Mr. Ogah as
governor.
The court further said
there was nothing for it to stay since INEC had already executed the order it
made on June 27 by issuing Certificate of Return to Ogah as directed to do and
ruled that Ikpeazu’s sack remained valid until it is set-aside by a higher
court.
“The order of the
court subsists until set aside by the Court of Appeal. “Therefore, the INEC
lawfully issued Certificate of Return to Dr. Sampson Ogah as it was in line
with the judgment of this court”, Justice Abang said.
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