Breaking: Court Sacks Gov Umahi, Deputy over Defection to APC

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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today, sacked Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and his Deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe, following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).

Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the total number of 393,042 votes Umahi secured during the March 9, 2019 governorship election in Ebonyi State belonged to the PDP and same could not be legally transferred to the APC.

According to the court, having defected to the APC, both Umahi and his deputy, not only jettisoned the PDP, but also the votes that belonged to it.

The judge held that going by the outcome of the governorship election, the office of the governor and deputy governor in Ebonyi state, “belong to the Plaintiff and no other political party”.