INEC Takes Decision On Gov Umahi’s Defection To APC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that it has decided to differ its deliberation on the case involving the sack of the Governor of Ebonyi State along side his Deputy and 16 other members of the state house of Assembly.

A statement by the commission said that, the electoral body was served with nine different orders and motions from different court.

The electoral body said the reason behind the differ on the Ebonyi case was to “enable its Legal Services and Clearance Committee to study the new processes”.

The statement read in part: “The Commission today listed this matter for deliberation. It involves Court cases on the defection of the Governor and Deputy-Governor of Ebonyi State and sixteen members of the State House of Assembly from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“The Commission has been served with nine separate Orders and Motions from various Courts on this matter. Just as the Commission was about to commence deliberation on them, its attention was drawn to additional Court processes served today in respect of the matter.

“Consequently, the Commission decided to defer its deliberation on the Ebonyi cases and stepped down the listed Memorandum to enable its Legal Services and Clearance Committee to study the new processes in the light of the previously served ones and advise the Commission comprehensively”.

The statement further added that the Commission will meet again next week to deliberate on the matter and thereafter make its decision public.