Cross River Speaker Reacts As Court Sacks Him, 19 Others
Afnews Editor
Mar 21, 2022
The Speaker, Cross River House of Assembly, Mr Eteng Jonah-Williams, has reacted to court order, which sacked him and 19 other lawmakers in the state.
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ALL FACTS NEWSPAPER had reported that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had sacked William and 19 others for defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
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The lawmakers were members of PDP before their defection.
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Justice Taiwo Taiwo had dismissed the defence argument that PDP (plaintiff) had no locus standi to institute the case.
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Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, Williams said that he is not aware of any court judgment sacking him or any member of the house.
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According to him, the affected lawmakers have not been served with any court order.
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"As far as I am concerned, I am not aware of any court judgment sacking me or any member because we have not been served with any court order as we speak,ÔÇØ he said.
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Meanwhile, Mr Francis Ovat (PDP), representing Obubra 2 State Constituency, has hailed the judgment as sound.
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Ovat said Jumping from one party to the other kills democracy and the judgment is a good one.
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He stressed that elected officials should learn to stay in one party and resolve their issues if there is a crisis in their party.
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