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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sued Mr Razak Atunwa, the speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and 20 other members to court over their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In the suit filed at the Federal High Court, Ilorin, on Friday, the state chapter of the PDP and a suspended member of the assembly, Mr Iliasu Ibrahim, prayed the court to declare the seats of the 21 lawmakers vacant.
The plaintiffs joined the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a defendant in the suit Number FHC/IL/C5/4/2014.
According to the plaintiffs, the lawmakers ought to vacate their seats in the House since they defected from the PDP on which platform they secured the seats.
The PDP and Ibrahim are also asking the court to order the INEC to conduct fresh elections to fill the seats allegedly vacated by the legislators, claiming this would be in line with the provisions of Sections 153 (f) and 15 (a) of Part 1 of the Third Schedule of the 1999 Constitution.
They urged the court to restrain the defected lawmakers from parading themselves as members of the House or performing duties relating to their respective offices.
They also want the court to order the defected legislators to refund and return to the state’s treasury, any money they collected as from Jan. 22, 2014, when they defected to APC.
No date has however been fixed for hearing of the case.
In the suit filed at the Federal High Court, Ilorin, on Friday, the state chapter of the PDP and a suspended member of the assembly, Mr Iliasu Ibrahim, prayed the court to declare the seats of the 21 lawmakers vacant.
The plaintiffs joined the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a defendant in the suit Number FHC/IL/C5/4/2014.
According to the plaintiffs, the lawmakers ought to vacate their seats in the House since they defected from the PDP on which platform they secured the seats.
The PDP and Ibrahim are also asking the court to order the INEC to conduct fresh elections to fill the seats allegedly vacated by the legislators, claiming this would be in line with the provisions of Sections 153 (f) and 15 (a) of Part 1 of the Third Schedule of the 1999 Constitution.
They urged the court to restrain the defected lawmakers from parading themselves as members of the House or performing duties relating to their respective offices.
They also want the court to order the defected legislators to refund and return to the state’s treasury, any money they collected as from Jan. 22, 2014, when they defected to APC.
No date has however been fixed for hearing of the case.