A group , the Global Centre for Conscious Living Against Corruption , on Thursday called on the Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu , to resign from the upper chamber of the National Assembly.
It said it was morally wrong for the senator who was convicted and handed a 12- year jail term recently to continue to represent Abia North Senatorial District from prison .
The group ’s leader, Dr Nwambu Gabriel, made its position known at a press conference in Abuja to mark the International Anti- Corruption Day .
A Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice Muhammed Idris had in a December 5 judgment slammed a 12 - year jail term on the former governor of Abia State having found him guilty of a N7 .6bn fraud allegation levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission .
Gabriel said Kalu could not continue to represent the people of his constituency from prison, hence the need for him to resign .
He said , “ We wish to advise the convicted Chief Whip of the Senate to honourably resign his seat as Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District.

“ It is morally wrong for him as a convict to still represent a people from jail.
“ We agree that he has the right to appeal the ruling of the lower court, but we make bold to say here that morally, it is wrong for him to remain the representative of Abia North.
“ He cannot effectively represent Nigerians from prison. We need not to tell him that if he indeed loves the people of Abia North , he should throw in the towel. ”
Gabriel said the conviction of the former governor had added impetus to the anti - corruption campaign of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd.) .

source : https://punchng.com/its-wrong-for-kalu-to-retain-senate-seat-group/

I won't be surprised if the concerned parties/authority are mute about this.

Seriously, should anyone expect any development of such from this government that is ready to continue to pay a convicted Senator his salary in prison and all other entitlements?

Let us just say he went on a vacation and not to prison.

But wait Oo, is it that the People we call Law makers doesn't understand the position of the Law on that or what?

valentineuwakwe:
A group , the Global Centre for Conscious Living Against Corruption , on Thursday called on the Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu , to resign from the upper chamber of the National Assembly.
It said it was morally wrong for the senator who was convicted and handed a 12- year jail term recently to continue to represent Abia North Senatorial District from prison .
The group ’s leader, Dr Nwambu Gabriel, made its position known at a press conference in Abuja to mark the International Anti- Corruption Day .
A Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice Muhammed Idris had in a December 5 judgment slammed a 12 - year jail term on the former governor of Abia State having found him guilty of a N7 .6bn fraud allegation levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission .
Gabriel said Kalu could not continue to represent the people of his constituency from prison, hence the need for him to resign .
He said , “ We wish to advise the convicted Chief Whip of the Senate to honourably resign his seat as Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District.

“ It is morally wrong for him as a convict to still represent a people from jail.
“ We agree that he has the right to appeal the ruling of the lower court, but we make bold to say here that morally, it is wrong for him to remain the representative of Abia North.
“ He cannot effectively represent Nigerians from prison. We need not to tell him that if he indeed loves the people of Abia North , he should throw in the towel. ”
Gabriel said the conviction of the former governor had added impetus to the anti - corruption campaign of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd.) .

source : https://punchng.com/its-wrong-for-kalu-to-retain-senate-seat-group/

The mantle rests on APC to declare Orji Kalu's seat vacant. The governor of the state of origin for Orji Kalu, thus, Dr. Ikpeazu should appoint a senator to complete Orji Kalu's term in the senate. By the way, the so-called Dr Nwambu Gabriel is alien to Igbo land. Ndigbo do not assume English name as surname. The jackass is a person of counterculture and could be as useless as Orji Kalu.

Dedetwo:


The mantle rests on APC to declare Orji Kalu's seat vacant. The governor of the state of origin for Orji Kalu, thus, Dr. Ikpeazu should appoint a senator to complete Orji Kalu's term in the senate. By the way, the so-called Dr Nwambu Gabriel is alien to Igbo land. Ndigbo do not assume English name as surname. The jackass is a person of counterculture and could be as useless as Orji Kalu.

The party has no power to declare his senate sit vacant and the state Government has no power to appoint any Senator. A Senator cannot be appointed.

In sane climes, OUK should have resigned the day he was convicted.

But we are in Nigeria, he will still be a Senator in jail until he has exhausted his appeal