Umahi Wins, As Appeal Court Strikes Out Suit Seeking To Sack Him Over Defection |READ FULL
Afnews Editor
Apr 01, 2022
An Appeal Court in Enugu on Friday dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and his Deputy, Dr. Kelechi Igwe, from office.
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The suit sought Umahi's removal from office because he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
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The suit was filed by the APC governorship candidate in the 2019 election, Senator Soni Ogbuoji and running mate, Justin Mbam.
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Recently, an Abuja High Court presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo had sacked Umahi, Igwe and 17 lawmakers in the state for dumping the PDP to the APC.
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But, on February 28, 2022, a High Court sitting in Abakaliki struck out the same suit
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Justice A.O Belgore dismissed the suit for being inconsistent with the constitution and extant laws of the country.
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