By Adaeze Onuora, Abakaliki
Jubilations as Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, reaffirmed the authenticity of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ebonyi State, Dr. Ifeanyichukwuma Odii (Anyichuks)
However, Appeal Court also quashed the appeal filed by Mr. Tochukwu Okorie and his cohorts and subsequently upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court Abakaliki .
In a statement signed and issued by Abia Onyike Director, Media and Publicity
PDP Campaign Council Ebonyi State who said that the suspended Chairman of the PDP in Ebonyi State, Mr. Tochukwu Okorie had last year in a suit, filed at the Federal High Court Abuja, where he cunningly deceived Justice Binta Muritala Nyako and subsequently got a favourable ruling to the effect that the PDP primary of May 28 and 29, 2022 that produced the party candidates in the state were nullified.
He also that the PDP, had approached the Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki where it challenged the ruling of Honourable Justice Nyako on the grounds that Mr. Tochukwu Okorie got the Abuja Court judgment by fraud through the concealment of material facts.
According to Director Media and Publicity PDP Campaign Council he stated that after series of judicial scrutiny , the Federal High Court, Abakaliki set aside the misleading judgment Mr. Tochukwu Okorie fraudulently obtained in Abuja, added that consequent upon the Federal High Court judgment, Mr. Tochukwu Okorie and his co-travelers again approached the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal where they had hoped to upturn the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abakaliki.
"I am happy to inform the teeming supporters and members of the PDP in Ebonyi State and the general public that today, February 22, 2023, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja summarily quashed the appeal filed by Mr. Tochukwu Okorie and his cohorts and subsequently upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court Abakaliki thereby once again affirming that Dr. Chukwuma Ifeanyi Odi, FHL remains the authentic governorship candidate of the PDP in Ebonyi State.
" Despite the fact that the highest court in Nigeria, the Supreme Court had on September and October 2022 delivered two separate judgments affirming Dr. Chukwuma Ifeanyi Odii as the authentic candidate of the PDP, subterranean forces had thought that they could be used to truncate the collective aspirations and demands of Ebonyi people. The Appeal Court ruling of today has once again further engraved the love of God in Ebonyi State".
Abia Onyike has urge all the Ebonyians and PDP faithful members to continue supporting and vote for PDP candidates for ahead of General Elections
"As we continue to celebrate our victories, we urge all our supporters, members of our great party and the peaceful good people of Ebonyi State to continue to keep faith with the Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, FHL and the PDP as we march forward towards the rescue and liberation of Ebonyi State beginning with the National Assembly and Presidential election of February 25, 2023 and the Governorship and state house of Assembly election of March, 11, 2023 when the crown of victory and glory shall be bestowed on our dear candidate, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii"
"God bless the Peoples Democratic Party
God Bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria" Abia Onyike said