Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has commended the Court of Appeal for affirming the ruling of the Election Petition Tribunal that upheld his victory at the April 2015 gubernatorial elections in the state.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemoudo, Governor Okorocha commended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Emeka Ihedioha and his legal team for exercising their constitutional rights, adding that “it will help strengthen the nation’s democracy.”
Okorocha also lauded the court for justifying the people’s confidence in the ability of the judiciary to uphold justice and respect lawful actions of the people over who would govern them at any given time.
However, in a swift reaction, Ihedioha directed his legal team to approach the Supreme Court with the hope of upturning the Appeal Court’s ruling.
In a statement by his media aide, Chibuike Onyeuwku, the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives called on PDP members and all Imo indigenes to remain resolute “and continue in their prayers as the Okorocha-led administration in the state will very soon, give way for a PDP-led God fearing, purposeful, transparent and qualitative administration.”