Defection: Court Sacks 20 APC Cross River Lawmakers

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, declared the seats of 20 lawmakers from Cross River vacant over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC).

Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a judgment, dismissed the defence argument that the PDP which was the plaintiff in the case had no locus standi (legal rights) to institute the case.

Justice Taiwo ruled that the argument of the lawmakers that there was rancour in the PDP which necessitated their defection to APC was a ploy to mislead the court.

The judge, who granted all the reliefs sought by the PDP, held that it was disheartening that politicians in the country treat citizens as if they do not matter once they get into office.

According to him, Nigeria cannot cannot continue in sin and expect grace to abound.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lawmakers whose seats were declared vacant included two House of Representatives members and 18 members of the Cross River House of Assembly were affected by the judgment.

GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that the members defected from the PDP to the APC after Governor Ben Ayade defected to the APC. The judgment follows a similar judgment by another Federal High Court also in Abuja which sacked Governor Dave Umahi and some members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly following their defection to the APC.

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