Tag: Defection
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Ebonyi Governor, Dave Umahi, Tinubu meet in Abuja
The embattled Ebonyi state state governor Dave Umahi met the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Friday. An aide of the governor, Francis Nwaeze made this disclosure on his facebook and instagram page. “Presidential hopeful and Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi, FNSE, FNATE meets…
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Ebonyi High Court rules in favour of Gov. Umahi, deputy
Ebonyi state High Court, Abakaliki on Thursday, ordered Governor David Umahi and his deputy, Eric Kelechi Igwe to remain in office. Ebonyi Governor Dave Umahi and his deputy had approached the court to obtain an order to remain in office until the Appeal court delivers its judgment concerning his defection from the PDP to the…
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Ebonyi: Cross River, Zamfara Govs may suffer same fate too like Umahi
…also Anambra deputy Gov …state and federal lawmakers not spared Going by the Abuja Federal High Court judgment that sent Ebonyi Governor, Dave Umahi packing, Cross River and Zamfara Governors may lose their positions soon. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) in a chat with some constitutional lawyers can authoritatively reveal that Governor Ben Ayade and his Zamfara counterpart,…
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Defection: APC rejects court judgement sacking Dave Umahi
The Ebonyi Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has rejected Tuesday’s judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, removing Gov. David Umahi and his deputy, Dr. Kelechi Igwe, from office over defection from the PDP to the APC. Chairman of the party in the state, Mr Stanley Okoro-Emegha, rejected the verdict in a press…
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Umahi: Other serving governors that defected will be sacked, says Shehu Sani
A former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani has reacted to a court ruling which sacked the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi. Sani said the court ruling would also affect other serving governors who defected. Justice Inyang Ekwo of an Abuja Federal High Court had sacked Umahi as governor of Ebonyi State and his Deputy
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Court upholds Gov. Umahi’s defection to APC
A High Court in Abakaliki on Monday, dismissed a suit challenging the defection of Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi and his Deputy, Kelechi Igwe from the PDP to the APC. Mr Sunny Ogbuoji sought an order to reinstate him as governor, instead of Umahi, who just defected to the party.
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Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma’s loyalist dump APC for PDP
The governor of Imo state Hope Uzodinma will no longer enjoy the services of one of his loyalists in the south eastern state . The Imo state immediate past commissioner for foreign affairs, Fabian Ihekweme, on Wednesday dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC, and joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The defection took place at…
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Ebonyi: Expect massive defection from APC to PDP next month – Presidential aspirant, Sen Anyim declares
Presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim has declared that there will soon be massive defection from the ruling party, APC to the PDP in the Ebonyi State Assembly.
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Aggrieved APC governorship aspirants in Ekiti foreclose defection
The seven aggrieved All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants in the just concluded primary election in Ekiti have said they would not leave the ruling party in spite of their grievances.
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