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Certificate of Return: We Can’t Help Okorocha Now, Says APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it cannot help Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, over the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to issue him a certificate of return as senator-elect.

Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Lanre Isa-Onilu, the party’s spokesperson, said the matter cannot be resolved yet since the governor is still on suspension.

He said the governor is aware of his suspension, hence could not report his dilemma to the party.

INEC said it will not issue the certificate of return for Imo west to Okorocha, as he was announced winner under duress.

The commission said it will only issue the certificate to the governor only if it is directed by a court to do so. Okorocha has, however, approached a federal high court in Abuja to compel INEC to issue him the certificate as the winner of the election.

“He has not reported his dilemma to the party,” the APC spokesperson said.

“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.”

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