The 37 PDP House of Representatives members who defected to APC in December 2013 have
been ordered to vacate their seats and the House.
Justice Adeniyi Ademola
of the Federal High Court in Abuja gave the order today while delivering judgment in a suit filed against the defected lawmakers by the PDP. The judge said the lawmakers no longer had any business,
morally and legally in the Assembly and so should resign.
"Having perused the arguments of counsel and the constitutional provisions, it is clear and unambiguous that the defendants were sponsored by the PDP and won the election on its platform. It is also the court’s opinion that their tenure has not expired and there is no division in the PDP.
“The defendants are, therefore, not competent to vote or contribute to any proceedings in the House of Representatives. An order of perpetual injunction is, hereby, ordered, restraining them from altering or attempting to change the leadership of the House of Reps,” Justice Ademola said.In January 2014, PDP instituted a suit against the defected lawmakers who attempted to cause an alteration in the leadership of the House of Representative.
68 comments:
yawn.......
Good one #bright bravo#
Nice presidential move!
Read on Don't let your past stop you! Forget it and move into your brand new day!
Na so naaaaaa,if they are sure they won the election because they are good enough for the position,they should resign and re run for the post
This old men called pdp have started again o.why can't they respect their gray hairs and let us hear word since its evident the PDP and APC are both rotten plantains from same branch.
Nigeria nd politics! I gues dat PDP's way of dealing wit dem
Hahahahahaaaahah
Hmmmmmm
They shud av known better. Sowie.
I hope it stays that way. Very funny country we live in.
Hahaaaaaa,resigning tins.
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There own na play ! No apc lawmaker will vacate his or her seat just bcos a useless judge who took bribes frm pdp says so APC all d way
LOL..I Laugh in Swahili..I can just imagine d regrets in some of their faces & had I known written on their fore-heads....
#GEJ got d Last Laugh...I Love Politics..."
Both justice adebola re all PDP. Nd they want cause big problem nw, becos wen the defected started frm other party 2 PDP no one make any noise, nw people defect frm PDP - APC they start causing trouble we re watching u all failed PDP mtcheeew
Both justice adebola re all PDP. Nd they want cause big problem nw, becos wen the defected started frm other party 2 PDP no one make any noise, nw people defect frm PDP - APC they start causing trouble we re watching u all failed PDP mtcheeew
Both justice adebola re all PDP. Nd they want cause big problem nw, becos wen the defected started frm other party 2 PDP no one make any noise, nw people defect frm PDP - APC they start causing trouble we re watching u all failed PDP mtcheeew
politics upon politics
And what about those who defected from APC, CPC to PDP? I said it these judges are the problems of this country.
Hmmmm, hope my aunt is nt among shaa
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Members have the right to defect, only if there's division within the party.
It is left for them to prove their case at the appeal/supreme court that such schism exist in the party.
Is that poSsible? Cos even though they were elected under the platform of PDP and are now defects, that shouldn't really affect their positions or does it?
What I see are two over-fed parents in a naked brawl while the house is gutted...btw, this is the kind of court case that receives a quick judgment in Nigeria. Otedola vs Farouk's case and many other like cases are sleeping comfortably in dark cupboards...
It serve's them right!
I love this court verdict. Let's see if they love their country or the Ghana must go they always go home with.
Omo see gobe...lwkmd...make we dey see na...
I luv dis
#MzEmerald
Law makers trying to bend the law thinking they are above the law. That serves them better.
So wat happens in a case like d governor rochas dat defected 4rom apga, does he quit too? *confused*
I don't think the judge sacked them from the house. He only advised them to resign.
With due respect 2 my Lord...are precedent binding on courts???
Hmmmmm naija i d hail o una no dey fail o evensay d country d wail o una stil d sail o
¤¤¤God Punish devil¤¤¤
Very funny development... Some peoples wings have been clipped. The tide has turned
Politics....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
good for them, they should Leave jor
None of ma damn bizzz, bt ma only concern is since d majority there ar 4rm d North, let d poor masses nt bear d consequences of d court action tru BH
The best news for me today!!!!
Who says rule of law is dead in Nigeria!!!!
I love this, lmao
But why are Nigerians so ignorant??? So, because pdp decided 2 take lawmakers dat defected from deir party 2 court and won d judgement, which is subject 2 appeal BTW, it prompts d comparison to y dere r pdp legislators in pdp dat defected from oda parties? Allow me to point out here that d courts are available for everybody. Nobody stopped other aggrieved parties from going to court as well. Stop taking Panadol for another person's headache. These ppl u r defending, on both sides of d divide, don't have ur best interest @ heart. Its jst sad when Nigerians think odawise despite d evidence available @ deir disposal.
Na wow Ooº°˚ ˚°ºoo 4 niaja.
The judge said there is no division in the PDP!
D fact dat PDP is keeping silent over APC rantings does not mean dey dnt no a way of dealing wit them. I like dat move GEJ go on am behind u. #tongue out to haters#
Dis is crious mehn
NaijaSinger who wants a private Jet in exchange for her vir'ginity
So good for people of janjaweed Ideology,there end is near,they just misused little opportunity given to them,this is the only presidency in Nigeria that tolerates opposition and they took it for weakness,see as the whole country is turning into a war zone bcos of some selfish goons who doesn't even care about the image of there country......God bless Nigeria...Arc ugoes.
Judge how much u sell ur verdict?
Good judgement.They won because they contested under the PDP platform.Why didn't they contest under the platform of DNPP and see if people will vote for them.It was both morally and legally wrong to rob Peter to pay Paul.
Good judgement.They won because they contested under the PDP platform.Why didn't they contest under the platform of DNPP and see if people will vote for them.It was both morally and legally wrong to rob Peter to pay Paul.
Good punishment for political prostitutes in Nigeria. Let the same stick chastise the governors too. APGA should fight governor Rochas of Imo State.
Great judgement. You just can't win an election in a party, with the party's resources and decide to move to the next party. That's fraud and has to stop in this country.
Great judgement.
its polical bt d judgement is fair
@Chux.com...zoe if you don't know what to say you short your mouth.
Yeah, serves them right, APC and PDP they are irrelevant bull crab!
I don't know what we have in Nigeria in d name of judiciary
Just observing...
Judge thank you. Tinubu wey dey jump like say im don get followers for house. Shame on you. Idiot. Jonathan will surely shame you, you southern betrayal. God will surely show you his power at the right time if you don't stop your treacherous life against his anointed.
You should wait until election campaign to move party not after winning under one party then you shift. They are all as bad as each other so who cares.
Not plausible. So if you don't defect on paper, but you pledge allegiance to another party, attend their meetings and vote another party's agenda nko? The nature of Assembly representation promotes individuality based on the peculiarities of the constituency represented. So if your whole state structure trends one way, how can the court force you to support the opposite?
Loving this atilokwu danca!
APC the ball is now on your court. WHAT GOES AROUND - COMES AROUND. Hehe!!!!!!
Sacking defected lawmakers from the house isn't good for our democracy. Damn it!
A political party is not a cult that requires initiation and lifelong membership. A man is free to associate with any party and dissociate as it pleases him/her. If a candidate has been VOTED into office then he is expected to RETAIN his position until his term/tenure expires REGARDLESS of current or future political affiliations. The judge is a product of OUR environment.He is either completely clueless or has received so large a bribe that he is willing to forfeit any ounce of credibility he has in order to satisfy his pay-masters !! Lots of politicians decamp in the U.S and this case wouldn't even make it to the docket of ANY court of law let alone be presided over by a any judge.
NO CRIME WAS COMMITTED so WHY is this even a LEGAL issue ?? Freedom of choice and the RIGHT to associate with ANY group. I believe those are some of our FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS as HUMAN BEINGS !!
Why defecting after poluting PDP dats gud 4 them. ~stil in mecurry~
First thing i heard that makes sense... you were voted by the people under a party to represent the interests of that party in the house, you jump ship and still want to remain relevant... OZWO thunder fire them
Very good judgement. For those of us who don't know, please look for a copy of the constitution (dem dey sell am for road).
Unfortunately, those Apga, CPC and AD legislators that crossed to PDP are not affected. Reason- the constitution states that if your party merged to form a new party your old party seizes to exist so therefore the court ruling doesn't affect them. Lol. It just goes to show that oga GEJ did his homework very very well.
Unfortunately for the affected lawmakers, a court of competent jurisdiction ruled last year that there was no division in PDP - the reason they claim for their decision to decamp.
ACN will hate themselves now, especially Rotimi Amaechi who was the person who set the precedence in the first place.
I laugh in Swahili... GEJ na real slow poison.
Good one, nice verdict after eating belle full in pdp and they know they win again they decided to defect to another party na becos them they create nigeria ni. Barrawo bansa.
first things first..am not a fan of either PDP or APC (all of them want their share of the national cake)
Nice presidential move....after supporting them to win under the PDP platform, they think they can just move to another party and still occupy the assembly's seat??under who then? PDP suffer, APC reap the rewards??
hahahahahaha...good for them. let them come and join the jobless like us till 2015 when they can now compete under APC!!
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