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Wike Wants PDP To Challenge Defectors in Court

by NewsDen Publishers
August 15, 2021
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Wike Wants PDP To Challenge Defectors in Court
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GOVERNOR of Rivers State,  Nyesom Wike has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to challenge the defection of the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi  and Governor of Cross River, Ben Ayade, to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

He also enjoined the party to challenge the defection of former PDP members in National Assembly and State House of Assembly in both States to the APC.

Wike, who stated this in Port Harcourt on Saturday, stressed that the time has come for the judiciary to make a final  pronouncement on the incessant defection of governors and lawmakers from one political party to another, in order to save the country from becoming a one party State.

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“The time has come that the judiciary must rise to the occasion to make a final pronouncement of this issue of defection and that will go a long way to strengthen our democracy. Because if we do not take action, you will find a situation where you will have a one party State and that will not be good for our democracy.

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“And so, I have encouraged the PDP,  they must file a suit against the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi and the Governor of Cross River State, Ben  Ayade for defecting to the All Progressives Congress without any reason provided in the constitution or any other enabling law.

“What PDP is looking for is not just that they want to reclaim the seats, but that a pronouncement must be made by the  judiciary on this incessant defection without any reasons at all, in order to enhance and strengthen our democracy.”

Governor Wike said it is unacceptable for governors and federal and state lawmakers, who have been elected on the platform of a particular party to defect to another where there is no division in the party that brought them to power.

“Let it be on record that the party (PDP) has been able to challenge it and let us await the outcome of the decision of the court, because the court has a role to strengthen our democracy. And part of the role the court must play is to make a final pronouncement on this issue of defection from one party to the other.”

Wike described the Court of Appeal reconfirmation of Jarigbe Agom as the Senator-elect of Cross River North senatorial district as a victory for democracy and the PDP.

The Rivers state governor, who congratulated Agom for his perseverance, also commended the judiciary for standing up to the antics of desperate politicians and some lawyers, who would want to ridicule the judiciary.

“People must understand there is an end to litigation. This matter, from my knowledge, was a pre-election matter  and went up to the tribunal. And I do know that the Court of Appeal tribunal sitting in Calabar sometime in July gave judgment declaring Hon Agom as the senator elect and therefore directed INEC to issue a certificate of return to him and that was carried out by the INEC.

“Surprisingly to us, the candidate of APC and the purported candidate of the PDP, Dr. Stephen Odey, had to apply again to the Court of Appeal to review the judgment that the Court of Appeal had already given at the appeal tribunal.”

He advised lawyers to desist from filing matters in court on behalf of their clients that are intended to ridicule the judiciary.

According to Wike, it is obligatory on every lawyer in the country to protect the integrity of the courts.

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