Umahi’s Sack: PDP Pronounce Igariwe New Ebonyi Governor
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has submitted the name of Iduma Igariwe as the new Governor of Ebonyi State and Fred Udogwu as his Deputy, following the court injunction that Governor David Umahi and his deputy should immediately vacate the position of the Governor of the state. INDEPENDENT reports.
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It was reported that Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that the defection of Governor Dave Umahi and his deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe, from the PDP to the APC was illegal. Information Guide Nigeria
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in his judgement, noted that the votes which made Umahi the governor belonged to the party and could not be transferred to another party.
The court made the order in a judgment on a suit filed by the PDP seeking the removal of Umahi and Igwe from office. jamb results
While Umahi, at a press conference in Abakaliki berated the judge and insisted that he remained the state governor, the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, said the party had forwarded Umahi and Igwe’s replacements to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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