March 10, (THEWILL) – The Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonnaya Nwifiru, has said that the 17 members who were sacked by the federal high court, have filed for an appeal and stay of execution at the federal high court, Abuja.
The Speaker disclosed this in Abakaliki while briefing journalists with other members of the assembly, who are members of the All Progressives Congress APC.
Nwifiru, who urged members of their constituents to remain calm and law abiding, assured that the law will take its position.
“It is about two days ago we started hearing the rumour that a federal high court in Abuja declared our seats vacant on the ground that we defected from PDP to APC.
“I know the position of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, but I am not in position to know how the judicary interprets the law. I am not against that.
“We have filed an appeal and a stay of execution. Since the matter is in the court of law, there is no need saying anything about it. Our position is that the law will take its position. We are begging our constituents to remain law abiding”, Nwifiru appealed.
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