The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has issued
Samson Ogah the Certificate of Return as the new governor of Abia State,
three days after Governor Okezie Ikpeazu was sacked by a court, the
News Agency of Nigeria has reported.
A Federal High Court in Abuja had on Monday directed Mr. Ikpeazu to
immediately vacate office after convicting him of tax evasion.
The court also ordered INEC to issue a certificate of return to Mr.
Ogah, who contested the governorship ticket with the governor on the
platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Mr. Ikpeazu had said through his Chief Press Secretary, Enyinnaya
Appolos, that he remained the governor because he was challenging the
judgment in a higher court.
As an appointee of Abia State Government from 2011 to 2014, he argued that his taxes were deducted at source.
He also argued that the state Board of Internal Revenue in 2014 issued him with valid tax receipts shortly before he contested the governorship election in the state.
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