Court dismisses PDP suit against Benue lawmaker over defection to APC.

The Federal High Court successful Abuja connected Tuesday dismissed a suit by the Peoples Democratic Party seeking to portion a Benue State House of Assembly subordinate representing Okpokwu Constituency, Anthony Attah, of his spot pursuing his defection to the All Progressives Congress.

Justice Muhammed Garba Umar, successful a judgement successful suit FHC/ABJ/CS/2408/2025, held that though Attah did not contradict defecting from the PDP to the APC, the tribunal could not presume the law powers vested successful the Speaker and the Benue State House of Assembly to state his spot vacant.

The PDP had sued the Independent National Electoral Commission, the APC and Attah, asking the tribunal to determine, among different issues, whether votes formed for the enactment could beryllium transferred to different governmental enactment aft a legislator defects.

The enactment besides sought declarations that Attah’s continued concern of the spot aft his defection was unlawful, that each legislative actions taken since his defection were null and void, and that helium should refund salaries and different privileges received aft leaving the PDP.

In the judgment, Justice Umar observed that the plaintiff’s lawsuit “borders connected the defection of the 3rd suspect who won the election… nether the plaintiff” and noted that “the 3rd suspect did not contradict his defection to the 2nd defe...