By UGOCHUKWU EKE
The immediate past Governor of Abia State, and the Senator representing Abia Central district, Chief Theodore Orji, has threatened to go to court over allegation by Alex Otti the governorship aspirant of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) that he influenced the governorship result of the state in 2015.
Otti had during his declaration to run for the office of the governor over the weekend alleged that Sen Orji had coerced the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) under gun point, to doctor the result of the 2015 Abia governorship poll in favour of the incumbent Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu.
Otti had alleged that Orji had stormed INEC headquarters in Umuahia while the results were being collated and forced the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) to reverse the cancelation of the results from Obingwa, Isiala Ngwa North and Osisioma Councils.
Speaking to newsmen in Umuahia immediately after Otti’s claim was amplified on a radio programme, Orji said that the APGA candidate during the 2015 election lied and had only resorted to cheap blackmail having lost out at the poll.
Orji who spoke through his Liaison Officer, Hon. Ifeanyi Umere, has threatened legal action against Otti if he failed to retract the false allegation against his person as the claims are intended to tarnish his good image and reputation.
The Abia North senator explained that contrary to the allegation, “There was never a time did I storm Abia state INEC office and forced the REC under gun point to declare a false result, so Otti must retract the allegation or face a legal action”.
He said that he only went to protest the action of the State Returning Officer who rashly cancelled results from Obingwa, Isiala Ngwa North and Osisioma council areas after they had been declared by the respective Returning Officers from the councils.
Orji argued that as a former Administrative Secretary of the electoral umpire, he was fully aware that it was only the court and not a Returning Officer that has the powers to nullify an already declared result(s).
The senator said he only went to INEC to remind the REC of the illegality of the State Returning Officer’s action after which she got clearance from INEC headquarters Abuja which also faulted the action and directed that the error be corrected.
He said that it would be wrong for Otti or anybody to assume that his mission at the INEC office amounted to intimidating the electoral body to altar the outcome of the poll in favour of his preferred candidate.
Orji said he had already directed his legal team to analyse the claims by Otti and take necessary legal actions, adding that his saving grace will be for him to retract the falsehoo
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