The Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Ebonyi State, Mr Chika Nwoba, has expressed delight over the sack of Dave Umahi. Speaking to journalists, Nwoba said the state was notorious for political indiscipline, injustice and anarchy, under the current government.
“It’s victory for all Ebonyians. This marks an end to the era of political indiscipline and irregularities in the state.”
Another chieftain of the PDP, in the state and former Commissioner for Information, Chief Abia Onyike, said the judgment of the Federal High Court was one of the greatest legal pronouncements in Nigerian political history.
But the state chapter of the APC rejected the judgement.
The Chairman of the party in the state, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha, in a reaction said the presiding judge erred in his judgement, describing it as an abuse of the constitution.
He stated that there was already subsisting judgement of a High Court in Abakaliki, and also in Zamfara State which ruled that a serving governor or his deputy could not be sacked from office on account of their defection to another party.
Also, the Publicity Secretary of the APC in the state, Mr Ogbuatu Chidi Simba, said the PDP only set out to distract Umahi, adding that it was an effort in futility.
He stated this in a statement, on Tuesday, a copy of which was made available to The Punch.
At a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the PDP National Chairman, Ayu said, “After due consultations with other colleagues, we are happy to inform you that for the position of governor, the party, after due consultations with stakeholders in Ebonyi State, is putting forward honourable Iduma Igariwe as the new governor,” Ayu said.
“For position of deputy governor, the party is putting forward Mr Fred Udogwu.”
He added that certificates of return should be given to the two nominees.
