PDP asks 27 Rivers MPs who defected to APC to vacate their seats
People Democratic Party (PDP) has request THE speaker of THE Rivers Home of Assembly has to announce vacant THE seats of THE 27 PDP the legislators WHO defected has the whole Progressives Congress (APC).
THE 27 out of 31 the legislators In THE State assembly on Monday Morning during plenary announcement their defection has THE APC, quoting division In THE PDP as THE base For their action.
In A statement on Monday evening, Debo Ologunagba, THE national spokesperson of THE PDP, demanded that THE defected the legislators to leave their seats.
M Ologunaba asserted that by defection Since THE PDP, A policy platform Or THE the legislators were elected, their seats to have become vacant.
"For THE avoidance of doubt, Section 109 (1) of THE 1999 Constitution provides that "A member of A Home of Assembly duty to leave her seat In THE Home if … (g) be A person of which election has THE Home of Assembly was sponsored by A policy To party, he becomes A member of another policy to party Before THE expiry of THE period For which that Home was elected…
"By reason of THE above Constitutional arrangement And It is clear interpretation by THE Supreme Court, THE 27 defected members of THE Rivers State Home of Assembly to have released And lost their seats, rights, privileges, acknowledgement And obligations cumulative has members of THE Rivers State Home of Assembly," he said.
THE PDP called on THE Independent National Electoral Commission has to drive costs elections In A stipulated time has fill THE "vacant positions".
"OUR To party warnings that THE ancient the legislators should stop scroll themselves as members of THE Rivers State Home of Assembly as such would be Rising has imitation with serious criminal consequences," M Ologunagba said.
Rivers assembly has has been tangled In A policy crisis After a few the legislators began A Accused proceed against Governor Siminalayi Fubara In October.
As A result, THE assembly has divide In two factions – A faction supported by THE ancient governor, Nyesom Wike, WHO East NOW THE minister of THE Federal Capital Territory And THE second faction loyal has Governor Fubara.
Martin Amaewule East THE speaker of M Wike's faction while Edison Ehie, A ancient chief of THE assembly WHO was removed for not proof Governor Fubara Accused, East THE speaker of THE faction loyal has M Fubara.
THE two factions to have Many times detained parallel sessions has different Locations In Port Harcourt.
THE policy crisis has worsen despite President Bolas Tinubu intervention.
THE two factions would have detained parallel sessions on Monday below heavy security mounted by THE police After which M Supported by Wike faction announcement their defection has THE APC.
In the meantime, THE APC In Rivers State has welcomed THE defected legislators, describing their action as A to welcome development.
THE spokesperson For THE State caretaker Committee of THE to party, Chibuike Ikenga,
People Democratic Party (PDP) has request THE speaker of THE Rivers Home of Assembly has to announce vacant THE seats of THE 27 PDP the legislators WHO defected has the whole Progressives Congress (APC).
THE 27 out of 31 the legislators In THE State assembly on Monday Morning during plenary announcement their defection has THE APC, quoting division In THE PDP as THE base For their action.
In A statement on Monday evening, Debo Ologunagba, THE national spokesperson of THE PDP, demanded that THE defected the legislators to leave their seats.
M Ologunaba asserted that by defection Since THE PDP, A policy platform Or THE the legislators were elected, their seats to have become vacant.
"For THE avoidance of doubt, Section 109 (1) of THE 1999 Constitution provides that "A member of A Home of Assembly duty to leave her seat In THE Home if … (g) be A person of which election has THE Home of Assembly was sponsored by A policy To party, he becomes A member of another policy to party Before THE expiry of THE period For which that Home was elected…
"By reason of THE above Constitutional arrangement And It is clear interpretation by THE Supreme Court, THE 27 defected members of THE Rivers State Home of Assembly to have released And lost their seats, rights, privileges, acknowledgement And obligations cumulative has members of THE Rivers State Home of Assembly," he said.
THE PDP called on THE Independent National Electoral Commission has to drive costs elections In A stipulated time has fill THE "vacant positions".
"OUR To party warnings that THE ancient the legislators should stop scroll themselves as members of THE Rivers State Home of Assembly as such would be Rising has imitation with serious criminal consequences," M Ologunagba said.
Rivers assembly has has been tangled In A policy crisis After a few the legislators began A Accused proceed against Governor Siminalayi Fubara In October.
As A result, THE assembly has divide In two factions – A faction supported by THE ancient governor, Nyesom Wike, WHO East NOW THE minister of THE Federal Capital Territory And THE second faction loyal has Governor Fubara.
Martin Amaewule East THE speaker of M Wike's faction while Edison Ehie, A ancient chief of THE assembly WHO was removed for not proof Governor Fubara Accused, East THE speaker of THE faction loyal has M Fubara.
THE two factions to have Many times detained parallel sessions has different Locations In Port Harcourt.
THE policy crisis has worsen despite President Bolas Tinubu intervention.
THE two factions would have detained parallel sessions on Monday below heavy security mounted by THE police After which M Supported by Wike faction announcement their defection has THE APC.
In the meantime, THE APC In Rivers State has welcomed THE defected legislators, describing their action as A to welcome development.
THE spokesperson For THE State caretaker Committee of THE to party, Chibuike Ikenga,
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