BREAKING: Court sacks 20 Cross River assembly members over defection to APC from PDP

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sacked 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Justice Taiwo Taiwo who delivered the judgement said the lawmakers needed to forfeit their seats after leaving the party under which they were elected.

Details later…