Court postpones judgement to sack Cross River Governor for defection

The delivery of judgement in a suit seeking to sack the Cross River Governor, Ben Ayande and his Deputy, Ivara Esu has been rescheduled for April 6, 2022 by a Federal High Court in Abuja.

In the suit marked, FHC/ABI/CS/975/2021, the Peoples Democratic Party asked the court to sack Ayade and his deputy over their defection from PDP to the All Progressives Congress.

Last Monday, March 21, the judge, Taiwo Taiwo, sacked the Cross River State House of Assembly Speaker and 17 of his colleagues alongside two members of the House of Representatives for defecting to the APC, when “there (were) no justifiable reasons” for their action.

The judgement on Mr Ayade’s defection was slated for Friday, March 25, triggering uncertainties as to the fate of the governor, after another federal judge, Inyang Ekwo, about two weeks ago, sacked the Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi for ditching the PDP for the APC.