Afrigather The Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP), has moved shortly to guard Rivers State Governor, Simi Fubara from impeachment within the face of defections of 27 state meeting members into the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday…..CONTINUE READING
Whereas the PDP had maintained center floor for the reason that disaster broke out by assembly former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to fix fences along with his successor, the most recent improvement has compelled the celebration to take sides.
The PDP has due to this fact demanded that the 27 lawmakers who’re believed to be loyal to Wike and are doing his bidding get replaced.
Consequently, it referred to as on the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) to right away begin the method of conducting recent elections into the affected constituencies.
A press release by the Nationwide Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Debo Ologunagba on Monday stated, “The PDP asserts that by defecting from the PDP, the political Occasion platform on which they had been elected into the Rivers State Home of Meeting, the seats of the respective 27 former lawmakers have grow to be vacant by advantage of the supply of Part 109 (1) (g) of the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).”
Citing the structure, the assertion stated, “For the avoidance of doubt, Part 109 (1) of the 1999 Structure offers that “a member of a Home of Meeting shall vacate his seat within the Home if … (g) being an individual whose election to the Home of Meeting was sponsored by a political Occasion, he turns into a member of one other political celebration earlier than the expiration of the interval for which that Home was elected…”
The celebration burdened that, “By motive of the above Constitutional provision and its clear interpretation by the Supreme Court docket, the 27 defected members of the Rivers State Home of Meeting have vacated and misplaced their seats, rights, privileges, recognition and obligations accruable to members of the Rivers State Home of Meeting.
“The PDP due to this fact calls for that the Speaker of the Rivers State Home Meeting instantly adjust to the supply of the Structure by declaring the seats of the 27 former lawmakers vacant.
“In view of the emptiness now present within the 27 State Constituencies in Rivers State, the PDP calls for that INEC ought to throughout the stipulated interval underneath the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) conduct recent election to fill the vacancies.
“Our Occasion cautions that the previous lawmakers ought to cease parading themselves as members of the Rivers State Home of Meeting as such would quantity to impersonation with severe felony penalties.
“The PDP commends the folks of Rivers State for his or her steadfastness and loyalty to Democracy and Rule of Legislation particularly presently….CONTINUE READING
