Nigeria's Labour Party condemns the defection of four lawmakers to the APC, citing it as an act against democratic norms and a violation of the Constitution. The party plans to take legal action against the defectors.
The Labour Party has expressed discontent over the defection of four of its members at the house of representatives to the All Progressives Congress .that the lawmakers—Chinedu Okere, Mathew Donatus, Akiba Bassey, and Esosa Iyawe—had crossed over to the ruling party, citing an “internal crisis” within the LPthe party will take legal action against the lawmakers.
The party also called on Abbas to declare their seats vacant, arguing that their continued tenure was “illegal”. “The Constitution states being a person whose election to the House was sponsored by a political party, he becomes a member of another political party before the expiration of the period for which that House was elected;
“Though, the Labour Party leadership is undaunted by the defection, it has however, elected not to allow it slide and has therefore instructed its legal team to commence the legal actions against the defectors.“And to also commence the process of regaining our mandates in line with the 1999 constitution and 2022 Electoral Act as amended.
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