The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River, Venatius Ikem Esq expressed satisfaction over the sacking of 20 lawmakers for their defection from the PDP, to the ruling All progressives Congress (APC).
According to him, “It is a very heartwarming judgment and we commend the Judiciary for upholding the tenets of democracy.
“This is the kind of judgment that can sanitise the entire political process and we welcome it wholeheartedly.
“For us we have won the judgment and we shall follow the necessary judicial processes for them to vacate the seats and we shall also take steps to adequately replace them accordingly.
“For us, it’s to begin to prepare for replacement for those seats, we have to meet to take decision ,it is imperative we replace all those who the court have vacated immediately,” he said.
In the Judgement delivered on Monday in Abuja, Justice Taiwo Taiwo held that the lawmakers, having abandoned the political party that sponsored them to power, ought to vacate their seats.
The judgement followed a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021, which was filed by the PDP
The affected members include: 18 House of Assembly members and two House of Representatives members making them 20 in number.
