Abia governorship tussle: Justice Abang declines jurisdiction over Ikpeazu's application

Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday declined to hear the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu’s application for stay of execution of his June 27 judgment of the court nullifying his election.

Abang however directed that both Okezie Ikpeazu and Uche Ogah, who are  claiming legitimacy as the Governor of Abia State should go before the Court of Appeal to resolve the stalemate.

He also ordered that both parties should approach the Court of Appeal to argue the motion for stay of execution since the counsels to both men (Ikpeazu and Ogah) had argued that he, Justice Abang no longer had jurisdiction over their matter.