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Nigeria-born British lawmaker sacked from Parliament for lying

Otunba T.J Abass by Otunba T.J Abass
May 3, 2019.
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Nigeria-born British lawmaker, Fiona Onasanya has become the first ever Member of Parliament (MP) to be removed from office following a recall petition.

According to BBC News, Onasanya, the former MP for Peterborough, was found guilty of lying to avoid a speeding ticket and sentenced to three months in prison.

She was released after serving less than a month in jail.

In a statement released shortly after the recall petition votes were counted, Peterborough City Council said: “19,261 people signed the Peterborough parliamentary seat recall petition – 27.64 percent of the number of people eligible to sign.

“The petition is successful and the Peterborough seat is now vacant.”

The number of signatories amounted to 27.6 per cent of eligible voters.

For Onasanya’s removal to be prompted under a recall petition, 10 percent of her constituents needed to sign in favour of her losing her seat for her to be removed.

Petitions can be triggered in the event that an MP is convicted of an offence in the UK and handed a custodial sentence, including a suspended sentence.

In Parliament on Thursday, Commons speaker John Bercow relayed to MPs the outcome of the petition.

Bercow said: “Fiona Onasanya is no longer the member for Peterborough and the seat is accordingly vacant.

“She can therefore no longer participate in any parliamentary proceedings as a member of parliament.”




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