Justice Taiwo Oladipupo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in
Abuja has put the judgment on the defection of Cross River State governor, Ben
Ayade from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress
(APC) on hold.
The judge put the judgment on hold following a letter by Mike
Ozekhome SAN, counsel to the governor, who claimed to be drawing the attention
of the court to a judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered in Enugu.
Although, the judgment was slated for this morning for
delivery, the judge ordered counsel in the suit to address him on the
implications of the appellate court’s judgment on the present case.
At the time of this report, Emmanuel Ukala for PDP, which
instituted the case against Ayade, was addressing the court.
Justice Taiwo also ordered Ozekhome SAN to make a case for
Ayade while lawyer to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will
follow.
Meanwhile, legal fireworks have been ignited by lawyers in
the defection suit.
It could not be ascertained if the judge will proceed to
deliver the judgment after being addressed by the lawyers.
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