The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday,
dismissed the suit the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
filed to declare the seat of Governor Ben Ayade of
Cross River State and his Deputy, Ivara Esu, vacant,
following their defection to the ruling All Progressive
Congress, APC.
The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice
Taiwo Taiwo, held that the duo could not be sacked
from their positions, other than through statutory
procedures that were stipulated in sections 180, 188
and 189 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
It held that defection to another political party was not
stated as one of the grounds for the removal of either a
governor or his deputy.
“The 3rd and 4th Defendant cannot be removed except
by Constitutional provision.
“This court has no power to declare vacant the seat of
the 3rd and 4th Defendants”, Justice Ekwo held.
PDP had in its suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021,
prayed the court to sack both Ayade and his deputy,
contending that the duo, having abandoned the
political party that sponsored their re-election, ought
to vacate their respective offices.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/04/breaking-court-declines-to-sack-ayade-deputy-for-defecting-to-apc/

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