BREAKING: Court Sacks 5 Apc Lawmakers
A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has upheld the sack of five state lawmakers of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.
They were sacked due to their unjustified defection to All Progressives Congress APC, from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Mouthpiece NG recalls that the seats of the Apc legislators were declared vacant by the speaker of the House, Mr Onofiok Luke, in November 2018 following their defection from the People’s Democratic Party, to the All progressive congress before the expiration of their tenure.
The legislators had upon their defection, approached the court to prevent their seats from being declared vacant
PDP in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Ini Ememobong, during a media briefing yesterday, explained that the judgement of the court was different from its earlier ruling that ordered the reinstatement of the affected state lawmakers and all their entitlements paid from the date they were stopped.
It maintained that the court judgement also answered the claim by the former governor and member representing Ikot Ekpene senatorial district, Senator Godswill Akpabio that he was suspended and expelled by PDP.
“By the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, delivered by Justice Riman, the court has brought to an end the different tissues of lies cobbled and presented as facts by the sacked state legislators who are now members of APC.”
“All five cases instituted by these sacked lawmakers were premised on several falsehoods ranging from the claim that the coalition entered into by the PDP with other parties was a merger, to the fact that the sacked lawmakers, like their master, were summarily expelled from the party. Today (yesterday), like it is with all falsehood, a Daniel has come to Judgement and the truth has been revealed.
“One by one, the court resolved all the issues in the substantive suits, against the lawmakers and held that their seats were vacant by reason of their defection from the PDP without lawful justification.”
The party, therefore, intimated the state Chairman of APC, Mr Ini Okopido that no amount of media, spiritual and even, physical attack would deter anybody from the exercise of their duties and the unending quest for truth.