The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has said they will proceed to appeal the judgment delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Abuja High Court, in favour of Governor Ben Ayade.
In a statement on Friday, signed by its Chairman, Vena Ikem, the PDP said it would proceed to Court to appeal Thursday’s judgement and will not rest until justice is served.
“We will be studying the judgment in its entirety with the certainty of appealing to the next Court of Law until justice is manifestly done.
“The judgment of yesterday by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja is yet another successful exploration of the dept of legal jurisprudence in the uncharted territory such as we have at hand.
“Let me assure you that this judgment is only a step in the overall picture envisaged by our lawyers when they took steps to explore this legal option which has the potential to take both the Judiciary and indeed our entire democracy to another level entirely.
“We will continue to support our lawyers as they lead us in this battle for the soul of our democracy and good governance of our people.”
He consoled the party supporters not to be dampened by the temporary setbacks of yesterday’s judgment, urging them to remain focused as the ‘bigger picture’ will only birth after the Supreme Court gives its verdict on all issues related to the matter.
The party had approached the High Court in Abuja to sack Ayade and his deputy over their defection to the ruling APC with its governorship mandate.
