Tribunal Declares Ikpeazu Winner of Gubernatorial Election

The Election petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia has dismissed the petition filed by Alex Otti of APGA challenging the victory of Okezie Ikpeazu of the PDP in the 2019 governorship election.

In a unanimous decision the panel led by Lekan Ogunmoye held that the petitioner failed to prove his allegation of over voting and non compliance with electoral act in the conduct of the election.

The Tribunal thereby dismissed the case and upheld the election of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu as the winner of the election