Defections: APC Wants Court To Ban Saraki From Political Office; Obaseki, Tambuwal, Ortom Sacked

The All Progressives Congress, APC is considering challenging the defection from the party of the governors Sokoto, Benue and Edo States and also a 30 year ban from politics of former Senate President Bukola Saraki.

The tit for tat APC follows the suit by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP against the defection of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State to the APC.

The Nation gathered this move was in the wake of a Federal High Court judgement that ruled Ebonyi Governor Dave Umahi should be removed for defecting to APC having been elected under the platform of PDP.

The APC believes instituting similar case against the Governors and some PDP leaders elected on its platform will even the scores.

Tambuwal Ortom of Benue and Obaseki defected to PDP after the election for first term on the platform of the APC.

It was also gathered former Senate President, Bukola Saraki is to be joined in the suit.

The party is seeking a 30- year ban on Saraki from contesting any elective post for defecting after winning his seat on the platform of the APC.

Confirming the development, a source in the party said a team of lawyers has been briefed but action is being stalled due to the leadership crisis rocking the party.

“It is true the party is in the process of instituting a suit against some governors who defected from our party to the opposition PDP. The action would have since commenced but for leadership crisis.

“I can reliably tell you that we are concluded consultations with a team of lawyers, as soon as the ongoing leadership crisis is resolved we hope to commence the action,” the source stressed.

The move to ban Saraki from politics over his defection while in office, GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports, could immobilize his political aspiration for the 2023 presidential ticket of the PDP.

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