The leadership of Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has frowned at the continued disrespect for the judgment of the Court of Appeal that sacked Labour Party (LP) lawmaker, Destiny Nwagwu, by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Emmanuel Emeruwa.
A Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos sacked Nwagwu as Aba North State Constituency lawmaker and ordered that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should withdraw an earlier Certificate of Return handed over to him, after the judges declared the petitioner, Aaron Uzodike, as the winner of the February 25, 2023 National Assembly election.
Nwagwu had also threatened to resume sitting, citing the judgment of the Supreme Court, which validated the election of Governor Alex Otti, which was the same ground on which Uzodike equally approached the Appeal Court.
Investigation shows that Uzodike has not been able to attend plenary sessions with other colleagues, as the speaker is yet to admit him as a member of the assembly, as required by law.
Some constituents of Aba North have cried out over the action of the speaker, which they said was denying their representation at the assembly, as a result of the leadership gap.
In an interview, the Vice Chairman, Abia North and acting Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Abraham Amah, who warned the speaker against contempt of court, said: “There is public outcry today that Speaker Emeruwa should do what is right. We have been talking about it and will not keep quiet until he does the right thing.
