The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, says it would study the ruling of an Abuja high court over the defection of Governor Ben Ayade to the All Progressives Congress (APC) with a view to appealing it.
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had dismissed a suit seeking to remove Ayade as governor of the state.
The presiding Judge, Justice Taiwo Taiwo cited the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Enugu that defection is not a ground for removal from office.
However, the PDP in the state through its chairman, Venatius Ikem vowed that the party would take further steps on the matter.
He said, “We will be studying the judgment in its entirety with the certainty of appealing to the next court of law until justice is manifestly done.
“The judgment of yesterday by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja is yet another successful exploration of the depth of legal jurisprudence in uncharted territory such as we have at hand.
“Let me assure you that this judgment is only a step in the overall picture envisaged by our lawyers when they took steps to explore this legal option which has the potential to take both the judiciary and indeed our entire democracy to another level entirely.
“We will not rest until justice is obtained and will continue to support our lawyers as they lead us in this battle for the soul of our democracy and good governance of our people.”
