In a video shared by AIT, Ikenga Ugochinyere, a federal lawmaker from the PDP, discussed a Supreme Court ruling involving former Plateau State Governor Joshua Dariye, which stated that when lawmakers defect to another party, their seats automatically become vacant....CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.>>
Ugochinyere emphasized that this precedent allows the remaining legislators to continue their duties until by-elections fill the vacant seats.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!He applied this ruling to the current political crisis in Rivers State, asserting that Victor Oko-Jumbo is the legitimate Speaker of the House of Assembly, as the vacancies resulting from defections mean the assembly remains valid under the law.READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
