Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi has rejected the ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja which sacked him and his Deputy on account of their unlawful defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Umahi, who addressed newsmen in his office in Abakiliki on Tuesday, maintained that he is still the governor of the state despite the court ruling, which he described as “jungle justice that was purchased.”
He insisted that such a ruling was not a good development for the Judiciary, noting that the ruling would be disregarded by his followers.
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court had sacked Umahi as governor of Ebonyi State and his Deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe from office.
Delivering the judgement, the judge ruled that the governor and his Deputy’s defection was unlawful, unconstitutional, null, and void, ordering the immediate vacation of their offices.
According to Justice Ekwo, the vote that brought the duo into office belonged to the PDP and that they cannot hold onto the votes having elected to jettison the party that nominated them.
The judge also ruled that the votes cast for PDP in the 2019 governorship election are not transferrable to the APC that failed in the election.
