Chidi Samuel|
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has said it cannot help the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, who has been denied a certificate of return as a senator-elect because he is still on suspension.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Isa-Onilu, made the disclosure during a Press conference in Abuja on Wednesday.
According to Onilu, Okorocha himself was aware of his suspension, hence, “he has not reported his dilemma to the party.”
He continued, “We cannot take any position on that now. Governor Okorocha is on suspension. He, too, has not reported the case to us because he knows he is on suspension.
“Until that is vacated, we can’t handle his case.”
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) had refused to release Okorocha’s certificate of return over allegation by the returning officer for Imo West Senatorial district that he was forced to declare the Imo governor winner of the election under duress.
Okorocha has since gone to court to challenge INEC’s decision.
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