Kwara Assembly declares two members’ seats vacant for dumping APC for PDP

The Kwara State House of Assembly has declared the seats of 2 lawmakers, Saba Yisa Gideon of Edu Constituency and Olusola Odetundun of Irepodun Constituency, vacant pursuing their defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The improvement followed a missive from the APC State Chairman, Prince Sunday Fagbemi, addressed to the Speaker of the House, Salihu Yakubu Danladi, requesting the abrogation of the seats successful accordance with Section 109 (1g) (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, arsenic amended.

The missive explained that since the 2 members were elected nether the APC and determination was nary part wrong the party, they person nary law close to wantonness the enactment for another.

Leading the statement connected the request, the Leader of the House, Abdulkadir Oba Magaji, emphasized that the substance is constitutional, arsenic outlined successful Section 109 (1g) of the Constitution, which stipulates that a subordinate shall not permission for different enactment different than the 1 connected which level helium was elected, arsenic agelong arsenic his tenure has not yet expired.

Magaji noted that the 2 acrophobic members person near the APC for the PDP and are seeking re-election to their seats successful the op...