Appeal Court upholds defection of Umahi, deputy to APC

April 2, 2022April 2, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu on Friday upheld the defection of Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). The court dismissed the appeal filed by Sen. Sonni Ogbuoji and Mbam Ogodo, seeking to remove the governor and his deputy, for having no locus in their bid. In a lead judgment, delivered by Justice J. O. K. Oyewole, the court held that the appellants lacked locus in their bid to supplant the respondents. Oyewole said that the defection of the…

‘I used to be an orphan as APC governor until Umahi�s defection’, says Uzodinma

November 29, 2020November 29, 2020 Aminu Imam

The governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma has stated that those who are not in the All Progressives Congress (APC) will continue to fast until God answers their prayers. The statement was made by Uzodinma while speaking on Friday with journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. Uzodimma commended the defection of Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to APC, noting that politicians on the APC platform are �close� to the federal government, and that this will enable them to address challenges…

Umahi�s defection to APC a testament of our party�s capacity to mobilise all Nigerians � PGF

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

By Godwin Amunde Progressive Governors� Forum (PGF), a platform of elected governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, into its fold. The Forum described the defection of Umahi to the ruling party as a testament of the party�s capacity to mobilise and unite all Nigerians. In a statement titled �Progressive Reinforcement�Welcoming Chief David Nweze Umahi to the APC,� signed by its Chairman, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Governor of Kebbi State, the Forum said the development was a reflection that the progressive…