Court asks 37 defecting PDP members to resign
By Adetokunbo Fakeye
An Abuja Federal High Court today asked 37 former members of PDP who defected to APC to resign their seats at the House of Representatives
The court also perpetually restrained the legislators from changing leadership in the assembly.
Delivering his judgment in a matter brought by PDP asking that the legislators should not be allowed to take part in the activities of the assembly, the presiding judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, held that the lawmakers no longer had any business, morally and legally in the assembly.
He submitted that the lawmakers should honourably resign from their seats as members of the House of Representatives, having moved to another political party while their tenure had yet to expire.
“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,’’ Ademola said.
