Kwara Assembly sacks two members over defection to PDP
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- The Kwara State House of Assembly removed two members after they defected to the Peoples Democratic Party from the All Progressives Congress.
- The action followed a request from APC state chairman Sunday Fagbemi, who cited provisions of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution.
The Kwara State House of Assembly has sacked two members over their defection from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party.
The move followed a letter from APC state chairman Sunday Fagbemi to the Speaker, Salihu Yakubu-Danladi. Fagbemi asked the Assembly to declare the lawmakers’ seats vacant.
The request cited Section 109(1)(g)(2) of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution, the provision used to support the Assembly’s decision.
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