[size=13pt] Edo Speaker declares lawmaker’s seat vacant for defecting to PDP [/size]

on July 31, 2014 at 1:19 am in News

By Simon Ebegbulem

BENIN— THE Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, yesterday, declared the seat of the member representing Etsako West Constituency I, Mr. Abdulrazak Momoh, vacant for defecting to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from All Progressives Congress, APC.
The Speaker, Mr. Uyi Igbe, during plenary of the APC lawmakers at the Old Assembly complex in Government House, Benin, said the lawmaker’s defection did not follow due process.

He said Session 109 (1g) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, empowers the Speaker to declare the seat of a lawmaker, upon defection to another party from the party he was elected, vacant.

He called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to fill the vacant position within 90 days.

The 14 APC legislators loyal to Igbe have been at loggerheads with the nine PDP legislators out of which six were suspended for alleged misconduct.

They don’t obey court orders— MOMOH
However, Mr. Momoh described the action as laughable, saying the move was to truncate the legal action instituted against APC legislators for allegedly forging his signature.
According to him, the Speaker once said in the media that he (Momoh) was not suspended because of a pending legal action he instituted against the House, adding “and the court restrained them from suspending and declaring my seat vacant. It is already a known fact that they do not obey court orders.

What they have done in Government House is null and void because the Government House is not the designated place for legislative activities.

“To start with, there is a subsisting court order stopping the House from declaring seats vacant, suspending and stopping the remunerations of the defected lawmakers.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/edo-speaker-declares-lawmakers-seat-vacant-defecting-pdp/

Brb

Double standard..

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Nigerian politicians introducing advanced politricks to the World since Lord Lugard's dubious amalgamation in 1914

"cats and rats" a study case of PDP and APC irrespectively.

both if them should be voted out come 2015.

we are running 2 parties in Nigeria. others are just spectators.

inec should formally declare 2 parties system in Nigeria

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

It is already a known fact that they do not obey court orders

Sometimes i imagine if APC were the ruling party at the federal level,may God forbid though,Nigerians would be very sorry for voting them into power.

Why is it difficult for APC to obey Common court orders? Why is it difficult for OPC APC to play by the rules?

"He said Session 109 (1g) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, empowers the Speaker to declare the seat of a lawmaker, upon defection to another party from the party he was elected, vacant."

With this development, those 37 Legislooters at the Red Chamber and their counterparts in Green Chamber are as good as gone.

That serves him right

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na dem sabi politricks
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goodnews

#see gobe!

We see

Not a well thought move

Welcome to Naija

NONSENSE

All this defection and impeachment news don dey tire me jor.

Let it be known that APC drew the first blood in the "declaration of legislative seats vacant" saga that is about to begin.


Expect PDP to take it to the next level at the National Assembly.

Let the games begin

it's high time we ignored parties and put personalities into consideration. Parties aren't yardsticks for good governance.

The 14 APC legislators loyal to Igbe have been at loggerheads with the nine PDP legislators out of which six were suspended for alleged misconduct.

plz let those law makers positions at the federal level who defected to APC b declared vacant too

[size=22pt]The fact is the Speaker is right....the law does state that when you defect....your seat becomes vacant.
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The problem is, that is one law that has been blatantly ignored by all parties since 1999. Especially in Abuja...where defections at the National Assembly are just met with a big yawn.

LP + PDP + APC + APGA = BAD NIGERIA

Nigeria politics is just like a husband & wife matter. Later they will go 4 bedroom talk.


Normal thing.


Ebola virus on point.