Kwara Assembly Vacates Seats of Two APC Defectors to PDP

Kwara State lawmakers declared two APC members' seats vacant after they defected to the PDP.

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Speaker Salihu Yakubu-Danladi declared the seats of the two defecting members vacant. ^[1] The Kwara State House of Assembly declared the seats of Saba Gideon of the Edu Constituency and Olusola Odetundun of the Irepodun Constituency vacant following their defection from the ruling APC to the PDP. ^[2] The Speaker subsequently declared the seats of the two lawmakers vacant in accordance with Section 109 (1)(g)(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. ^[3] The two lawmakers were declared vacant following their defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). ^[4] APC State Chairman Sunday Fagbemi sent a letter to Speaker Salihu Yakubu-Danladi requesting the vacation of the seats in accordance with Section 109 (1g) (2) of the 1999 Constitution. ^[5] House Leader Abdulkadir Magaji stated that Section 109 (1g) of the Constitution stipulates that a member shall not belong to another party than the one that brought them to the Assembly as long as their tenure has not expired. ^[6] Mr Abdulkadir Magaji, the Leader of the House, said the matter was provided for under Section 109 (1)(g) of the Constitution and supported declaring the seats vacant. ^[7]

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Speaker Salihu Yakubu-Danladi declared the seats of the two defecting members vacant. · Premium Times Nigeria

The Kwara State House of Assembly declared the seats of Saba Gideon of the Edu Constituency and Olusola Odetundun of the Irepodun Constituency vacant following their defection from the ruling APC to the PDP. · Premium Times Nigeria

The Speaker subsequently declared the seats of the two lawmakers vacant in accordance with Section 109 (1)(g)(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. · Daily Trust

The two lawmakers were declared vacant following their defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). · Daily Trust

APC State Chairman Sunday Fagbemi sent a letter to Speaker Salihu Yakubu-Danladi requesting the vacation of the seats in accordance with Section 109 (1g) (2) of the 1999 Constitution. · Premium Times Nigeria

House Leader Abdulkadir Magaji stated that Section 109 (1g) of the Constitution stipulates that a member shall not belong to another party than the one that brought them to the Assembly as long as their tenure has not expired. · Premium Times Nigeria

Mr Abdulkadir Magaji, the Leader of the House, said the matter was provided for under Section 109 (1)(g) of the Constitution and supported declaring the seats vacant. · Daily Trust

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