Former Inspector Normal of Police (IGP), Chief Mike Okiro, Thursday evening introduced his withdrawal from the competition of the president basic of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, billed for Friday, January 10, citing an Enugu Excessive Courtroom order.Okilo’s aspiration had been married by an identification disaster.
Some segments of the southeast area had accused him of being an Imo state individual and, as such, was not certified to contest the place reserved for Rivers State indigenes.
The mud raised by the identification challenge had prompted a lawyer, Aloy Ejiomfor, to strategy the Enugu Excessive Courtroom, which barred the previous IGP from the race on Wednesday.
Addressing reporters on Thursday evening, Okiro said that he had determined to withdraw from the race as a law-abiding citizen of the nation in compliance with the court docket order, however restarted that remained an indigene of Rivers State.
“As an Igbo man and elder statesman of Rivers State extraction, whose place has been zoned to by the electoral committee, I imagine within the rule of regulation and shall respect the court docket’s order,” he stated.
“My Obedience to court docket orders, regardless of how unfavourable, demonstrates our dedication to democracy. I imagine within the ideas of rule of regulation because the rule of regulation ensures our collective progress.
“The rule of regulation safeguards our society; its ideas have to be upheld, our democratic values are non-negotiable, collectively we are going to emerge stronger. Our stance for justice, due course of and rule of regulation shall vindicate us.
“I can’t take part in any election pending the ultimate dedication of the matter pending earlier than Hon Justice N.R Oji of Enugu State Excessive Courtroom which court docket gave the restraining order.
“Though I’ve not been formally served with the swimsuit/processes or order, my dedication to regulation and order stays unwavering, even if the reliefs granted within the order in opposition to me seems to undermine my basic proper assured in Chapter IV of the 1999 Structure (as amended).
“My distinguished profession as Nigeria’s Inspector Normal of Police underscores my dedication to justice and what’s noble.
“I’ve instructed the Chambers of Eze Okafor & Co, my attorneys to pursue the case to its logical conclusion to make sure that the purveyors of hate and lawlessness are dropped at e book in keeping with our enabling legal guidelines.
“As offered by our structure, I demand to be heard, and I’m certain that the court docket will be certain that the dual pillars of pure justice shall be noticed to the latter in dealing with the case. We have now not misplaced hope in our judicial system.”
He urged his speedy group Egbema, your complete Igbo-speaking folks of Rivers State behind him, and all supporters throughout Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, Enugu, Anambra, and Delta to face by the rule of regulation all through the competition.
