The Abia PDP State Working Committee, SWC, and the enlarged State Executive Committee, SEC, have met to review the results after collecting all the materials used in the conduct of the just concluded guber and State House of Assembly elections.
The meeting, THE CONCLAVE reports, decided that the party should go to court to challenge the results of the Abia guber election, especially in six local government areas where the BVAS machines were not used.
According to the party, this decision was coming on the heels of members of Labour Party taking their own candidates who 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 served to distract public officers from performing their duties and responsibilities.
“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 Abia PDP will release details of its petitions in the next 24 hours and head to the Election Petitions 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,” the PDP said.
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