Court Sacks 20 Cross River Lawmakers For Defecting To APC
A Federal High Sitting in Abuja, has nullified the candidacy of 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly that defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, to the ruling All Progressive Congress,
Presiding Judge, Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a judgment held that the lawmakers, having abandoned the political party that sponsored them to power, ought to vacate their seats.
The Peoples Democratic Party had instituted a suit against the lawmakers over their defection to the All Progressives Congress
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The APC had in their submissions, told the court that the lawmakers are not registered members of their party.
However, the judge held that the defendants had intentions to mislead the court. He said he found gaps and loopholes in their defence as they tried to twist events to suit their own narratives.
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