PDP To APC: Dogara Appeals Court Judgment, Vows To Reclaim Seat

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has reacted to his sack by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday.

Naija News had reported that the court sacked the former speaker over his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

In a ruling, Justice D.U. Okoronkwo declared the seat occupied by the lawmaker representing Tafawa Balewa/ Bogoro/Dass federal constituency in the Green Chamber vacant following his defection.

Reacting to the judgment, Dogara rejected the court judgment that sacked him from office and vowed to reclaim his seat by appealing the ruling.

Speaking through his counsel, J.J. Usman (SAN), the former speaker said that the decision of the court that there is evidence of defection to APC is not substantiated by any shred of evidence.

“The judgment has just been delivered and we have briefed our client right from the court and he has expressed dissatisfaction and has instructed that we file an appeal immediately which we shall do on Monday.

“The decision of the court that there is evidence of defection to APC is not substantiated by any shred of evidence in the court’s record,” he said.