CHAIRMANSHIP ASPIRANT VENATIUS IKEM VOWS TO CHALLENGE ELECTION DISQUALIFICATION

Crossriver Watch

Venatius Ikem

A former national publicity secretary of the People’s Democratic Party and frontline chairmanship contestant in Cross River State chapter of the party, Venatius Ikem says he would approach the Supreme Court this week to challenge an Appeal Court judgment granting a PDP faction leeway to have Alphonsus Eba as the new state chairman of the party without congress.

The Presiding Judge of the Appeal Court Calabar, Justice MS Owoade had on Friday delivered judgment brought by the governor’s group, holding that the PDP rules and guidelines on election of its officials overrides whatever interferes with the election process.

In an interview, Venatius Ikem said his disqualification from contesting the chairmanship of the party is against the Constitution of the party