Supremem Court affirms Okezie Ikpeazu’s election as Abia governor

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party as governor of Abia State.
The court gave the ruling validating the April 11 governorship election on Wednesday night but did not provide reasons for its judgment.
The court reversed the decision of the Court of Appeal, which nullified Mr. Ikpeazu’s election on December 31, 2015.
The Supreme Court ruled that Mr. Ikpeazu of the PDP won the lawfully cast votes in the April 11, 2015 election.
Full details of the ruling would be provided on a February 26, the court said.