Former IGP Okiro withdraws from Ohanaeze leadership contest

• Former IGP Mike Okiro withdrew from the Ohanaeze Ndigbo presidential race following a court order questioning his eligibility based on his state of origin
• The Enugu State High Court ruled that Okiro’s dual-state origin disqualifies him from contesting for a position zoned to Rivers State
• Okiro vows to respect the rule of law while pursuing legal remedies against the court order he believes infringes on his constitutional rights

Okiro vows that he will be challenging the court ruling in a countersuit soon. Image: Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesCourt order forces ex-IGP withdrawalAs an Igbo man and elder statesman of Rivers State extraction, whose position has been zoned to by the electoral committee, I believe in the rule of law and shall respect the courts order, he said.I will not participate in any election pending the final determination of the matter pending before Hon Justice N.R. Oji of Enugu State High Court, which court gave the restraining order.Legal battle looms as Okiro challenges rulingI have instructed the Chambers of Eze Okafor & Co, my lawyers, to pursue the case to its logical conclusion to ensure that the purveyors of hate and lawlessness are brought to book in line with our enabling laws, he said.EFCC ordered to probe Ohanaeze

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