BREAKING: Rivers Assembly ‘Speaker’ Declares Seats Of 27 Defected Lawmakers’ Vacant

BREAKING: Rivers Assembly ‘Speaker’ Declares Seats Of 27 Defected Lawmakers’ Vacant

On Wednesday, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Edison Ehie, officially declared the seats of 27 lawmakers vacant.

Presiding over the plenary session, Ehie announced the vacancy of the 27 seats, as the lawmakers had defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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This action aligns with Section 109 (1) (g) and 2 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended.

Earlier in the week, the 27 lawmakers, led by Matthew Amaewhule, had defected to the APC.

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The High Court in Port Harcourt subsequently declared Edison Ehie as the authentic Speaker, restraining Martins Amaewhule from parading himself as the Speaker.

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In response to the defection, the PDP, through its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, issued a statement on Monday directing the Speaker to declare the seats vacant.

The party urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to promptly initiate fresh elections in the constituencies of the 27 lawmakers.

The PDP argued that the defection led to the vacancy of the lawmakers’ seats, citing Section 109 (1)(g) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended.

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