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Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State has hinted that it would appeal the judgment delivered by an Abuja High court validating the defection of Governor Ayade and deputy to the ruling All People’s Congress (APC).
The PDP has given a hint it would approach the higher court up to the level of Supreme court in the redress of the matter.
According to a statement released by PDP and signed by state chairman Vena Ikem, proceedings of the Appeal court would remain a civilized struggle and an intellectual exploration of the limits and vastness of our jurisprudence in this untested territory.”
The party had approached the High Court in Abuja over Ayade’s defection to the ruling APC with its Governorship mandate, describing it as a provocation by unscrupulous elements who were mistakenly given the mandate of the party in the past.
The statement reads:“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 dept 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 continue to support our lawyers as they lead us in this battle for the soul of our democracy and good governance of our people.”
Ikem hailed party stakeholders and supporters for not allowing Ayade to rub the defection in their faces.
“We will continue to keep them sleepless for the remainder of the tenure which they shamelessly flaunt at us who made it happen.”
According to the statement, Ayade has regretted what they described as an ill-fated adventure to APC, adding that they “will continue to drive the message home that it was the PDP that was elected to govern Cross River People in 2019 because our people are PDP, body and soul, and not APC.”
He urged party members and its supporters not to be discouraged by a temporary setback by the judgment of the Abuja high court.
He begged them to remain focus and resolute saying that they will not rest until the apex court in the country gives its verdict on the case.