The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, the Imo State capital, has removed the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The court in its judgement on Thursday, announced Dr. Alex Otti of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), as winner of the election held on March 28, 2015.
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Dr. Ikpeazu had been declared winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the verdict was upheld by the Abia State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia.
Otti thereafter headed for the appellate court, which upheld his appeal and declared him winner of the ballot.
Ikpeazu said he would proceed to the Supreme Court to challenge the judgement.