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BREAKING: Court Sacks 20 Cross River Lawmakers | READ DETAILS

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BREAKING: Court Sacks 20 Cross River Lawmakers | READ DETAILS

Twenty lawmakers in the Cross River State House of Assembly, has been sacked by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for defecting from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), to the All Progressive Congress (APC).

In a judgement delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, on Monday, the court held that the lawmakers needed to vacate their seats since they had abandoned the party which brought them to power.

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The judgement followed a suit filed by the PDP marked FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021.

Recall that Ebonyi state Governor, Dave Umahi and other lawmakers in the state, were also sacked by a court for defecting.

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