Two members of the House of Representatives, Zephaniah Jisalo (AMAC/Bwari federal constituency, FCT) and Yusuf Tijjani (Okene/Ogori-Magogo federal constituency, Kogi) have defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Highlights:
- The duo informed the House of their defection in separate letters read on the floor by the speaker, Yakubu Dogara.
- They attributed their defection to division in the various state chapters of their party.
- The minority whip of the house, Umar Barde, cited Section 68 of Nigerian constitution which states that a legislator will automatically vacate his seat if he/she leaves his political party without division.
- But the speaker ruled that only the court could decide the fate of the defected members.
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