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BREAKING: Umahi Appeals Sack As Ebonyi Gov, Begs Court To Reverse Order

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3 years ago

Mar 9, 2022.

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, has appealed to the Federal High Court judgement that sacked him and his deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe.
Umahi and his deputy were on Tuesday sacked on the grounds of their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the governor and his deputy has appealed to the Court in appeal Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/920/2021, Umahi and his deputy stated that the Federal High Court erred when it said it had “not seen any authority which propounds that where Governor or Deputy Governor defects his political party on which platform he was elected into office, he cannot be sued by that political party to reclaim its mandate.”

EKO HOT BLOG had reported that Dave Umahi was sacked for defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.

The Governor, who described the Justice Inyang Ekwo judgement as a jungle justice, said he has forwarded a petition against the Judge to Nigerian Judicial Council (NJC).

He noted the Court lacks the powers to remove him as Governor as he is covered by immunity clause which protects him from any form of litigation that is not pre election and tribunal matter.

Umahi also noted that there are two other similar cases on defection of a Governor by an Ebonyi High Court and another in Zamfara which ruled in favour of the Governor.

The governor had earlier bragged that the court lacks powers to sack him. In a dramatic bravado, the governor has appealed to the court for sacking him as Ebonyi State Governor.

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