A cross-section of Abia State leaders, including traditional rulers, have called for the immediate swearing-in of the governor-elect of the state, Dr Uche Ogah.

In a communiqué read at the end of their meeting in Umuahia, leader of the group and traditional prime minister of Ibeku Kingdom, Chief Uche Akwukwaegbu, said Ogah is the man they want as Governor.

According to Dailypost, The forum “frowns at the negative reactions of some reactionary forces who see the Abuja High Court and INEC decision as hasty, as people who are used to disobeying court orders, which President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is fighting hard to change.

“This forum views the attitude and reaction of the Adolphus Wabara-led Abia Concerned Elders as that of people who are yet to cue into the President Buhari change mantra.

“The public is advised to disregard the information contained in the communiqué as sponsored by those who have contributed in no small measure to the collapse and stunted growth of our dear Abia State.

“This forum would not have responded to the communiqué, as published in the media by the so-called Concerned Elders, if not for the falsehood, distortion of facts and misleading effects on the people as contained in their so-called communiqué.

“As the true representatives of the people of Abia State, we condemn the purported meeting in Abuja by some people from Abia State in the name of Concerned Elders of the state as their resolutions do not reflect in any way the reality on the ground.