Contenders to the seat are the incumbent, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, and his challenger, Dr. Samson Okechukwu Ogah, who are both of the Peoples Democratic Party, but locked in a legal battle on who was the qualified candidate for the party in the 2015 Abia State governorship election
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The Independent National Electoral Commission had on Thursday issued Ogah a Certificate of Return, thus withdrawing the one that was earlier issued to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and paved the way for the swearing-in of Ogah
Ikpeazu in a statement he personally signed on Thursday, urged the people of the State to remain calm