December 11, 2023

Press Statement

Rivers State Assembly: PDP Demands INEC to Conduct Fresh Elections in 27 State Constituencies.
…Insists Defected Rivers Lawmakers Automatically Vacated their Seats

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demands that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should immediately commence the process of conducting fresh elections into the 27 State Constituencies in Rivers State which have become vacant by reason of the defection of the 27 former State lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The PDP asserts that by defecting from the PDP, the political Party platform on which they were elected into the Rivers State House of Assembly, the seats of the respective 27 former lawmakers have become vacant by virtue of the provision of Section 109 (1) (g) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

For the avoidance of doubt, Section 109 (1) of the 1999 Constitution provides that “a member of a House of Assembly shall vacate his seat in the House if … (g) being a person whose election to the House of Assembly was sponsored by a political Party, he becomes a member of another political party before the expiration of the period for which that House was elected…”

By reason of the above Constitutional provision and its clear interpretation by the Supreme Court, the 27 defected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have vacated and lost their seats, rights, privileges, recognition and obligations accruable to members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

The PDP therefore demands that the Speaker of the Rivers State House Assembly immediately comply with the provision of the Constitution by declaring the seats of the 27 former lawmakers vacant.

In view of the vacancy now exiting in the 27 State Constituencies in Rivers State, the PDP demands that INEC should within the stipulated period under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) conduct fresh election to fill the vacancies.

Our Party cautions that the former lawmakers should stop parading themselves as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly as such would amount to impersonation with serious criminal consequences.

The PDP commends the people of Rivers State for their steadfastness and loyalty to Democracy and Rule of Law especially at this time.

Signed:

Hon. Debo Ologunagba
National Publicity Secretary

Tinubu judiciary can't do that

These 27 lawmakers have abandoned their mandates and decided to relocate to Wike's kitchen in Abuja where they will be served okro soup

Hmmmmmmm! Let's wait and watch as events unfold!

Mumu PDP did they forget the legal provision for defection which is when the party is divided

Judiciary under Tinubu is a servants to APC so I don't expect anything reasonable from them

SadiqBabaSani:
Mumu PDP did they forget the legal provision for defection which is when the party is divided

Is the party divided ?

Okay

PDP Party of sleeping Ipob

SadiqBabaSani:
Mumu PDP did they forget the legal provision for defection which is when the party is divided

Useless youth give the section that says that, the party is divided between who and who?

What will you expect when the supreme court chief justice us a Bossom friend of Asiwaju?.

Hehehe.

PDP the dreamers .

This Tinubu era na him una won go court .

Chief judge is the the president's pocket.

Very unfortunate PDP is full of dull members

Dreams!

this should be under joke section

Will the judicial bandits stick to the law?

Wike will destroy Rivers state with his fellow political bandits.

Nigerians should brace up for this emilokon tyrant. This criminal is not ready to release power any time soon. He has pocketed inec, judiciary, and some bati-diots. Trouble looming ahead

Make PDP dey play.....

To de waste money no de tire una??

Wike should be expelled from the party. Enough is enough

victorclean:
What will you expect when the supreme court chief justice us a Bossom friend of Asiwaju?.

You go explain tire. No evidence

Wike should be expelled immediately from PDP
Wike has nothing to offer the PDP.
The Minister of FCT Wike should be expelled immediately from the People’s Democratic Party for his gross misconduct and for asking his loyalists to leave PDP.
I honestly don’t know why Wike is still in PDP.
The man has caused so much damage to the party and it’s time the PDP take a bold step of expelling him .
President Tinubu is basically using him in destroying the party ahead of 2027 elections .
PDP National Working Committee should as a matter of urgency convey an emergency meeting and expel the former governor .
Wike will at the end of the day will lose the fight Against Governor Fubara.

Odi

The law is clear.

Those 27 are no longer members of the State House of Assembly having left the party that won the elections that brought them

As of today, there no division in PDP

akpumping7720:

You go explain tire. No evidence

Nothing to explain. Is very bright. Owamberian pls keep eating Ewedu and agbado. Don't get sense ok

Can inec conduct any credible election
This is the BIG question
At the end na still imposition go happen
Evil institution

If say Na PDP another party member decamp to will they ask inec to conduct fresh election? Nonsense n ingredients.

victorclean:


Nothing to explain. Is very bright. Owamberian pls keep eating Ewedu and agbado. Don't get sense ok

Werey. The easterners wey get sense what has your region turn to? Dey play.

Noted.

SadiqBabaSani:
Mumu PDP did they forget the legal provision for defection which is when the party is divided

Exactly.

PDP in Rivers is factionalized.

It's high time those in Rivers state who have conscience say enough is enough to this wike tyranny!
Becos he wants to stay relevant in politics, so Rivers state should go down with it? That means people like former gov odili, omeha and amaechi should be praise for there non interferences with everyday politics in Rivers state.
Wike Attimes forget that death is what no one will escape here on earth....it will come soon to him!