The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the removal of four federal lawmakers from Osun state over their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The lawmakers are Senators Francis Fadahunsi (Osun East) and Olubiyi Fadeyi (Osun Central), as well as House of Representatives members Taofeek Ajilesoro (Ife Federal Constituency) and Omirin Olusanya (Atakumosa/Ilesa Federal Constituency).
The suits, filed separately on August 20 by Raphael Oyewole, counsel to the PDP, seek to enforce Section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution, which bars lawmakers from retaining their seats after defecting from the party under which they were elected — unless the party is factionalised.-15+ Minutes Video: Father Caught In Unspeakable Position With His Daughter In Lagos Hotel (Don’t Open In Public)
The PDP is asking the court to declare that the lawmakers’ seats became vacant from the moment they resigned from the party, since there was no merger, division or faction in the PDP to justify their defection.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, were joined as 2nd defendants in the suits concerning the senators and House members, respectively.
The National Assembly, the Clerk of the Assembly, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are also listed as 3rd to 5th defendants in ..Continue..Reading..
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