On Tuesday, a Federal High Court in Abuja sacked Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi and his Deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe.
Both parties were sacked for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress.
The decision, handed down by Justice Inyang Ekwo.
The Justice held that the total number of 393,042 votes Umahi received in the March 9, 2019 Ebonyi State governorship election belonged to the PDP and thus could not be legally transferred to the APC.
The court noted that Umahi and Igwe’s defection to the APC not only threw out the PDP, but also the party’s votes.
