Breaking news. Court orders 37 PDP Reps to resign seats The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered 37 former members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to resign their seats at the House of Representativesfor defecting to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Delivering judgment, Justice Adeniyi Ademola held that the defected lawmakers no longer had any business, morally and legally, to stay in the House of Reps. He said they should honourably resign from their seats as members of the House of Representative,having moved to another political party, while their tenure had yet to expire. Having perused the arguments of counsel and the constitutional provisions, it is clear and unambiguous that the defendants were sponsored by the PDP and won the election on its platform. It is also the court’s opinion that their tenure has not expired and there is no division in the PDP. The defendants are, therefore, not competent to vote or contribute to any proceedings in the House of Representatives. An order of perpetual injunction is, hereby, ordered, restraining them from altering or attempting to change the leadership of the House of Reps, Ademola said
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:55:17 +0000
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