PDP Claims Victory In Rivers Political Tussle, Warns APC To Steer Clear

• PDP asserts control over Rivers State after lawmakers’ defection

• Defectors deemed to have vacated seats per constitutional provisions

• Party cautions APC against attempts to forcefully take over the state

Eko Hot Blog reports that amidst the ongoing political tussle in Rivers State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared its firm control over the state’s affairs.

In a strongly-worded statement, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, asserted that all lawmakers who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) have effectively lost their seats.

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“The former members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have only themselves to blame for Constitutionally vacating their seats; a course which cannot be reversed or remedied,” Ologunagba stated.

He further emphasized that the APC’s pursuit of taking over the state is a “mere mirage.”

Moreover, the PDP cited Section 109 (1)(g) of the Nigerian Constitution, which states that a lawmaker shall vacate their seat upon defecting to another party.

“The former members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, for reasons best known to them, wittingly vacated and summarily lost their seats,” Ologunagba said.

Consequently, the PDP maintained that the quorum of the Rivers State House of Assembly would be determined by the remaining lawmakers until bye-elections are held to fill the vacancies.

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“The APC should come to terms that with the vacation of seats by the former lawmakers, the quorum of the Rivers State House of Assembly will be determined by the number of the remaining lawmakers as provided by law,” the statement read.

Additionally, the party cautioned the APC against attempts to forcefully take over the state, urging them to “perish the thoughts of forcefully taking over Rivers State and stop exasperating the public space by seeking to reverse the irreversible.”

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