EBONYI PDP LAWMAKERS URGE 16 APC SACKED MEMBERS TO ADHERE STRICTLY TO THE RULE OF LAW.

Following the judgment of JUSTICE INYANG EKWO’S on the 8TH of MARCH 2022 that declared sack and their seats vacant in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, the Speaker, Mr. Francise Ogbonnaya Nwifuru and other Sixteen Lawmakers of All Progressive Congress Party (APC) for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)on whose platform they were elected, the Peoples Democratic party Lawmakers in the Assembly have urged the Speaker to obey the rule of the Law to avoid anarchy in the State House of Assembly.

A Press Release issued by Hon.. Victor Aleke Umoke Stated that, “on my purported resignation and declaring my seat vacant by the sacked Lawmakers of the state house of Assembly on 17 March 2022 at Salt Lake Abakaliki Ebonyi State It is on the public domain that on 8 March 2022, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja sacked the Ebonyi State Speaker Mr. Francis Ogbonnaya Nwifuru and sixteen other lawmakers for defecting from the party on whose platform they were elected.

He Added, “reactions to the judgment have been overwhelming. Most People found no fault with removing the lawmakers from office because it tallies with the express provisions of the constitution.

He also said “the critical objective of this press conference is to draw attention of the general public to the abuse to the rule of law by the sacked members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly.

“As lawmakers, the constitution has left no one in doubt that political parties are most important actors in the nation’s electoral process. To start with, the constitution provides that only aspirants sponsored by political parties can be candidates in an election.

” The Sacked Members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly are fully aware of all this constitutional provisions but has decided to embark on acts of forgery and contempt of law by disobeying the Justice Inyana Ekwo Judgment that sacked them from office. The situation is more worrisome when lawmakers who are supposed to uphold the constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria abuse the law by forging the resignation letters of his fellow lawmakers and declaring their seats vacant. This acts is poised to plunge the state into total anarchy.

“As a Peaceful Lawmaker, I applaud the judgment of Justice Inyana Ekwo as his court pronouncement would bring sanity in our political system and equally strengthen our democracy. I urge all the sacked members of the state House of Assembly to adhere strictly to the rule of law.

Hon. Victor on behalf of other PDP Lawmakers in the State House of Assembly, Informed the general public to disregard the concocted information on the media that himself and two others in the People’s Democratic Party Ebonyi State House of Assembly resigned from their elected position that made the House declaring their seats vacant.

He urged all constituents of these lawmakers whose seats were purportedly declared vacant to remain calm and peaceful as the court pronouncement that sacked the 16 Ebonyi State House of Assembly members still stands until they get stay of execution or get favourable judgment from the appellate court.