The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a defection suit instituted against the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Ezenwo Wike.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a defection suit instituted against the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory , Nyesom Ezenwo Wike . The suit seeking to replace the 27 lawmakers on account of their alleged defection from the People's Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress was on Friday thrown out on various grounds.
Besides, Justice Lifu said that the case was a gross abuse of court process on the ground that several suits on the alleged defection of the same 27 lawmakers had been adjudicated upon by the federal high court. The Judge who quoted the previous judgments of the federal high court said that the request for replacement of the lawmakers had earlier been rejected due to lack of sufficient evidence to establish the defection of the legislators.
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