PDP urge the Speaker House of Reps to declare Dogara's seat vacant
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is invoking Section 68 (1)(g) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, by urging the Speaker to declare vacant the seat of Yakubu Dogara, of Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro Federal Constituency the former Speaker of the House of Representative who recently defected from PDP to the All Progressive Congress (APC).
In their letter to the Speaker of the House of Representative, Femi Gbajabiamila, the party gave 7 days for him to declare Yakubu Dogara's seat vacant.
The excerpts of the letter stated, “Our client has briefed us that it has been formally notified by Hon. Yakubu Dogara, the member representing Dass, Tafawa Balewa, Bogoro Federal Constituency in Bauchi State, that he has defected from PDP to APC.
“It is against the background of the foregoing that we demand your invocation of the provisions of Section 68 (1) (g) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended by declaring his seat vacant, consequent upon his said defection, within seven working days of the receipt of this notice,” the letter stated.
The Speaker is yet to react to the letter
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