The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will reclaim it’s mandate from Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, Nyesom Wike, Rivers State Governor, has vowed.
He said the party will contest the mandate up to the highest court, the Supreme Court.
Umahi had headed to the Court of Appeal following his sack by a federal high court in Abuja over his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Wike in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri said the PDP has set a precedent by the action and will pursue the case to its logical conclusion.
Wike said, “It was we members of the PDP who took Governor Umahi to court to demand the mandate of the party from him.
“If our party had done this earlier when people were leaving in the National Assembly, we wouldn’t have had the problem we are having today.
“That is one of the problems of party leadership. People cannot come out and take the bull by the horns. So, Governor Umahi, be assured that the PDP will continue this matter down to the Supreme Court. We will continue with the matter.”
“You carry the votes of another party and join another party. Can you transfer votes? You work hard for somebody to win an election and tomorrow, the person says I have defected.
“If you have defected, leave the seat if you know it’s easy. And this will check most of these political harlots, who will never sit in one place.”
