The
coordinator in Abuja the Federal High Court judgment with southern governor of
Abia state Governor OKEZIE IKPEAZU, from
the office in the round of alleged fraud forged tax clearance certificate, the
court held that the originate of the summon that led to the judgment was not
properly instituted.
According
to the reporter of the incident who said that in the 27th of June
this year, JUSTICE OKON AKPAN, of
the federal high court Abuja ordered DR.
OKEZIE IKPEAZU to vacate his sit for MR.
UCHE OGAH who was the runner up in the People
Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that produced him as the governor. The
court held that the tax certificate was submitted before the Independent National
Electoral Commission INEC contains false information.
Following
the Judgment MR. UCHE OGAH was
issued a certificate of return by INEC as governor. The development in the
state into political confusion as to who the executive governor of the state
was, this pointed the appraisal to approach the court of appeal. In a really of
judgment of the five known panel of Justices, JUSTICE MOHAMMED IKEJI OGBUEMEJU
held that no evidence was provided by MR.
UCHE OGAH to prove that DR. IFEANYI did
not place his card ordination before his emergence as the governor of Abia
State. JUSTICE OGBUEMEJU said there was
no allegation of forgery or tax evasion conferred against DR. OKEZIE IKPEAZU in the receipt instituted by MR. UCHE OGAH in the Federal High Court.
The judge explained that the fact that the promised tax receipt was issued on
Saturday, does not make it fake as claimed by MR. UCHE OGAH, she said that the strong ban was wrong to have
refused to receive as evidence of DR. OKEZIE IKPEAZU tax clearance
provided by the Abia State Tax office. On the basis that he came late.
The
Abia Court maintained along the strong judgment to stay will be among the rope
in democracy because DR. IKPEAZU has
already been noted in the office by the people of the state. The council to DR. OKEZIE IKPEAZU, CHIEF KAI ADAMU expressed satisfaction
for the Judgment. According to CHIEF KAI
ADAMU he said that he was happy that the matter had been put to rest so
that the Governor of Abia State can rule the state in peace.
The
consent to MR. UCHE OGAH, MR. MARKS IROKA
said that the case will be sued to the SUPREME
COURT for further clarification of judgment , also the Abia court also rule
that a sum of seven hundred thousand
naira should be paid to DR. OKEZIE
IKPEAZU by MR. UCHE OGAH.
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