The Peoples Democratic Social gathering, on Saturday, vowed to problem in courtroom the defections of the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, and his Cross River State counterpart, Ben Ayade, to the ruling All Progressives Congress.
The opposition celebration stated it might equally problem the defection of lawmakers elected on its platform, who defected to different events.
The PDP Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, stated this in response to the decision made by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, for the celebration to sue the 2 governors.
Ologbondiyan stated, “For us within the PDP, each case of defection, whether or not by governors or legislators, might be examined in courtroom.
“The mandate belongs to the celebration, not the person; we’ll go to courtroom and make sure that the folks’s mandate shouldn’t be stolen.”
Wike had given the recommendation in a press release by his Particular Adviser on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, titled ‘Wike asks PDP to problem defection of Umayi, Ayade, others in courtroom,’ and made accessible to journalists on Saturday night.
The Rivers governor stated the time had come for the judiciary to make a last pronouncement on the incessant defection of governors and lawmakers from one political celebration to a different, to be able to save the nation from changing into a one-party state.
He stated, “The time has come that the judiciary should rise to the event to make a last pronouncement on this problem of defections and that may go a good distance in strengthening our democracy.
“As a result of if we don’t take motion, you will see that a state of affairs the place you should have a one-party state and that won’t be good for our democracy.
“So, I’ve inspired the PDP; they need to file a go well with in opposition to the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, and the Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, for defecting to the All Progressives Congress with none purpose supplied within the structure or another enabling legislation.
“What the PDP is searching for isn’t just that they wish to reclaim the seats, however {that a} pronouncement have to be made by the judiciary on this incessant defection with none purpose in any respect, to be able to improve and strengthen our democracy.”
He added, “Let or not it’s on the document that the celebration (PDP) has been in a position to problem it and allow us to await the end result of the choice of the courtroom, as a result of the courtroom has a job to strengthen our democracy. And a part of the position the courtroom should play is to make a last pronouncement on this problem of defections from one celebration to the opposite.”
Efforts to get the reactions of Ayade and Umahi had been unsuccessful.
When contacted by Sunday PUNCH, Ayade’s Particular Adviser, Media and Publicity, Christian Ita, stated he would discuss to his principal and reply. He had, nevertheless, not finished in order of the time of submitting this report.
Makes an attempt to get Umahi’s response equally failed.
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