Full List of 20 Cross River Lawmakers Sacked for Defecting from PDP to APC

 

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Justice Taiwo Taiwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja delivered the judgement sacking them on Monday, March 21. 

The ruling is coming barely two weeks after Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi, his deputy and 16 lawmakers in the state were sacked by the court over defection. 

Below are the names of the 20 Cross River lawmakers sacked by the court.

1. Michael Ataba 

2. Legor Idagbor 

3. Eteng Jones William 

4. Joseph A. Basset 

5. Odey Peter Agbe 

6. Okon E. Ephraim 

7. Regina E. Anyone 

8. Matthew S. Olory 

9. Ekpo Ekpo Bassey 

10. Ogbor Ogbor Udop 

11. Ekpe Charles Okon 

12. Hillary Ekpang Bisong 

13. Francis B. Asuqo 

14. Elvert Ayambem 

15. Davis Etta 

16. Sunday U. Achunekan 

17. Cynthia Nkasi 

18. Edward Ajang 

19. Chris Nja-Mbu Ogar 

20. Maria Akawaji 

Meanwhile, Justice Taiwo noted that the “lawmakers wined and dined under the umbrella of the PDP,” but ditched the party even when there was no justification for their action. 

He said as he granted all the reliefs sought by the PDP: “The defendants court documents were contrived and filed with loopholes. The papers are manifestly defective."