In the suit filed at the Federal High Court, Ilorin, on Friday, the state chapter of the PDP and a suspended member of the assembly, Iliasu Ibrahim, prayed the court to declare the seats of the 21 lawmakers vacant.
The plaintiffs joined the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as a defendant in the suit Number FHC/IL/C5/4/2014. Continue...
The originating summons was supported by a 24-paragraph affidavit deposed to by Mr. Ibrahim.
The plaintiffs urged the court to evoke provisions of Sections 109 sub-section 1 (g), 153 (f) and 15 (a) of Part 1 of the Third Schedule of the 1999 Constitution.
They averred that the defendants had vacated their seats in the assembly.
According to the plaintiffs, the lawmakers ought to vacate their seats in the House since they defected from the PDP on which platform they secured the seats.
The PDP and Mr. Ibrahim are also asking the court to order the INEC to conduct fresh elections to fill the seats allegedly vacated by the legislators.
The plaintiffs claimed that this would be in line with the provisions of Sections 153 (f) and 15 (a) of Part 1 of the Third Schedule of the 1999 Constitution.
They urged the court to restrain the defected lawmakers from parading themselves as members of the House or performing duties relating to their respective offices.
The plaintiffs also prayed the court to order the defected legislators to refund and return to the state’s treasury, any money they collected as from January 22, when they defected to APC.
No date has been fixed for hearing on the case.
Before the lawmakers defected to the APC, the state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, had in November 2013, decamped to the APC.
Source: NAN
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Choi na by force?
Hehehehehe Fear Fear, why is PDP scared?? They should brace up Jari!!
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The Members dt r defecting shd also vacate der seats cos it ws via d Party dey got der seats so if they wnt to go dey shd giv up d seats too!dts d Law dey shd stop tryn to be smart....mstewww
Hmmm!!!politics wahala
Not again PDP #bright bravo#
Lily how come u didnt update us abt ur friend Toke makinwa(mrs)...she contracted olakumbi oyelese three days before her "suprise weddin" abt her weddin dress..yes d designer said it on momemts wt mo'talk show..post my comment ooo
Party fighting party
Pdp is in §eяiou̲̅s trouble. Well its politics, anything can happen. Those decamping to Apc can stil decamp to pdp b4 2015
I find it laughable how PDP couldn't bear what they hitherto celebrated.
Could recall how PDP benefitted from politicians defecting from their parties to PDP and such occassions were celebrated with elaborate ceremony.
Now they are crying wolf.
Karma is a Bitch,just make sure she's beautiful
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Are they foolish?u can't sue people for leaving the party naaaaa,
U can only claim they won election under ur flag and that their offices are no vacant,then INEC will conduct elections for the vacant offices.
All this while that people from other parties were defecting to PDP,why dint those ones sue the people that defected?
Silly politicians.
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No change can be effected from APC consisting of all PDP defectors
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this is a bunch of nonesense from the defectors to APC and huge sign of ingratitude to the party they attain their position.some re look'g 4 fresh means to pursue more position.This APC self whose behaviour re like gangsters to me they re cause of the problem in nigeria
Omg again? Hmmm PDP is finished
Story. .... Na by force
Old wine in a new wine bottle,samething old thieves.
When it comes to something like this they will know there is law. Bingos.
Due process mus be followed...serves dem rigt.EBY
2015 is gonna be hot
Haahahhahah... PDP is on Fire,, n i hope PDP will also declare vacant d seats of d guys dat defected 2 their party... Naija politics
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PDP party should take time oooooh let me say it again PDP party should take time oooooooh PDP party don't turn nigeria 2 (Afghanistan) soonest ooooh hmmm dis matter they re looking @ trying 2 fight 70% of nigeria will cause big problem oooooh boko haram re still there they re nt looking 4 solution they re fighting common innocent people becos they defect frm their party 2 another party what about people dat defect frm another party 2 PDP? They re nt saying anything about it, PDP should nt start what they can nt finish oooooooh u people can see what is goin on in Syrian country 2day PDP don't want 2 learn frm it until it get 2 late hmmmm.
PDP party should take time oooooh let me say it again PDP party should take time oooooooh PDP party don't turn nigeria 2 (Afghanistan) soonest ooooh hmmm dis matter they re looking @ trying 2 fight 70% of nigeria will cause big problem oooooh boko haram re still there they re nt looking 4 solution they re fighting common innocent people becos they defect frm their party 2 another party what about people dat defect frm another party 2 PDP? They re nt saying anything about it, PDP should nt start what they can nt finish oooooooh u people can see what is goin on in Syrian country 2day PDP don't want 2 learn frm it until it get 2 late hmmmm.
PDP party should take time oooooh let me say it again PDP party should take time oooooooh PDP party don't turn nigeria 2 (Afghanistan) soonest ooooh hmmm dis matter they re looking @ trying 2 fight 70% of nigeria will cause big problem oooooh boko haram re still there they re nt looking 4 solution they re fighting common innocent people becos they defect frm their party 2 another party what about people dat defect frm another party 2 PDP? They re nt saying anything about it, PDP should nt start what they can nt finish oooooooh u people can see what is goin on in Syrian country 2day PDP don't want 2 learn frm it until it get 2 late hmmmm.
Aproko! She's sha married now, don't kill yourself, ehn? Sorry, your own too might come if you stop beefing and trying to bring out negativity from someone else's happiness.
Linda, post my comment o. Lol!
when there is any story abt Kwara state, the picture of Bukola Saraki is always put up.lol.His name didnt pop up in d news o! Dt dude is a demigod in dt state mehn! Anyway, people have the right to change political affiliation; be it from PDP to APC. So their is nothing wrong with switching parties
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What of all the Governor's why didn't you sue them IDIOTS!!!!
Distinguished gentleman, so well dressed
They shud sue d governor too, clowns
PDP / APC same people. No difference.
No change can be effected from APC
consisting of all PDP defectors
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Its funny how the nigerian political cocoon is ripped up wiv pitiable and pathetic people. The court is a record house, did they go to dig up records on such cases as happened in the past. What was the resultant judgement? I think there is another agenda behind the suit because we know they will never get the ruling in their favour unless a new bill is passed regarding such matters. So I suggest they lobby up such a bill even at the state level before going to equity.
Mo'banks. *next to blow*
I dont understand aw politicians move in the country. They are political prostitutes.
Its funny how the nigerian political cocoon is riddled wiv pitiable and pathetic people. The court is a record house, did they go to dig up records on such cases as happened in the past. What was the resultant judgement? I think there is another agenda behind the suit because we know they will never get the ruling in their favour unless a new bill is passed regarding such matters. So I suggest they lobby up such a bill even at the state level before going to equity.
Mo'banks. *next to blow*
Hmm! When there is no hope of winning elections in PDP. These dudes are smart criminals
PDP is playing scared!
Bonario you are so smart sometimes. I don't know what the law is concerning carpet crossing, but virtually all the ANPP lawmakers defected to PDP with pomp and peagentry. Didn't hear about any lawsuits then.
Bonario you are so smart sometimes. I don't know what the law is concerning carpet crossing, but virtually all the ANPP lawmakers defected to PDP with pomp and peagentry. Didn't hear about any lawsuits then.
Bonario you are so smart sometimes. I don't know what the law is concerning carpet crossing, but virtually all the ANPP lawmakers defected to PDP with pomp and peagentry. Didn't hear about any lawsuits then.
See hw weak and docile GEJ is. He is suppose 2 be in a classroom where he belongs,he is not a politician dats why he cannot evn control his party,anyway we all knw hw he became a governor and a president cos a man lyk dat will never win in th polls.
now they know they are loosing it
they will be back in PDP,, we know them
APC should be scared cos its the same set of people that spoil PDP that are now defecting to APC. I can see fire on the montain...
What PDp r doing is utter nonsense! & is nt done anywhere in d world. The law makers hv d right to defect, the constitution is backing it. The constitution stipulate dat any member can defect to another party despite winning election on d platform of a party on d ground of division in d party. Obviously there is division in PDp & everybody is aware of it, PDp are just bunch of school boys for all I cares! Considering d fact dat election is just at d corner they should use d energy on d existing members & try to sanitise d party so dat d defected ones may come back, they r there fooling themselves. @SHoK
Idiot mind ya business leave toke alone.
Dis statement is so wrong,it's high time politicians know dat pple are elected into offices because they were able 2 win ppl's vote not because of d party dey were registered. Goodluck jonathan had a lead over d ruling party in lagos during 2010 election.dey better start by suing amachi. Mistchew
Why is pdp now running to court to stop defection?hav dey forgotten when senators Obanikoro frm Lagos state decamped frm AD to PDP?Theodore Orji,the present governor of Abia state from PPA to PDP.Defection had been part of our politicking strategising for 2015 elections.PDP already know its a lost battle for them to stop defections that's why even at the national level they are luring opposition politicians to defect as well with promises as in the case of the two house of rep members from nasarawa state that defected from APC to PDP....
PDP can win but they re going to rig.
The same way all the law makers in APP decamped to PDP in 2003 in kwara state and was well celebrated so why crying now they have just been paid in their own coin.
Na waoh for politics
Bonario learn to keep quiet if you do not understand something... The law is very clear; you cannot abandon the party through which you were elected unless that party merges with another party or if there are factions in the party.
Secondly, the fact that the other parties failed to act when their members defected does not mean that the PDP should follow suit. For your information, this is not the first time the courts will be intervening in matters like this; a labour party house of reps member who defected to the ACN in Ondo state had his seat declared vacant by the court. http://www.punchng.com/news/court-sacks-ondo-rep-for-dumping-lp/
There is freedom of association so defection is allowed,but defecting from a party that brought one to power while your stay in office has not expired is a high level of ingratitude n betray of parties trust,so the party in question under whose umbrella one assume power has the right to seek for a declaration of such selfish individuals seat vacant,on the condition that the are aggrieved.
There is freedom of association so defection is allowed,but defecting from a party that brought one to power while your stay in office has not expired is a high level of ingratitude n betray of parties trust,so the party in question under whose umbrella one assume power has the right to seek for a declaration of such selfish individuals seat vacant,on the condition that the are aggrieved.
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