My presidential ambition intact – Umahi
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has said that he is not worried over a recent court decision which sacked his administration. The governor said this Wednesday while fielding questions from State House reporters after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Lagos launches e-hailing taxi scheme with 1,000 cars […]
David Umahi
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has said that he is not worried over a recent court decision which sacked his administration.
The governor said this Wednesday while fielding questions from State House reporters after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, struck out the motion filed by Umahi, seeking for a stay of execution of the March 8 judgment.
Justice Inyang Ekwo had, on March 8, in a judgment, ordered Umahi; his deputy, Igwe, and 16 lawmakers to vacate their office and seats, following their defection from the PDP to All Progressives Congress (APC).
Reacting to the development, Umahi said “there is no constitutional provision that says that a governor can be sued in this first place.”
“So, I’m not worried. Because in the first place, there is no constitutional provision that says
He also dismissed the insinuation that he had dropped his presidential ambition, saying it was a figment of the imagination of the originators.