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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approached the Federal High Court, Lokoja praying that the seats of its seven (7) members in the House of Assembly that defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) be declared vacant.
The Kogi State Legal Adviser of PDP, S.M John-Mark Esq, disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja today.
He assured party supporters that the party is set to reclaim all the seats of the defecting members.
He said the position of the law is unambiguous as to ownership of votes.
He cited the recent pronouncements of the Supreme Court in Wada V Bello and Faleke V Bello to the effect that it is the political party that wins or loses an election and not a Candidate.
He maintained that the members that have defected cannot transfer the votes of PDP to another party.
“They were agents of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House so if they have abandoned their Principal (The Party) they cannot continue to enjoy the benefits of the party votes,” he said.
He added that the reasons the members gave for defecting is weak, unknown to law and devoid of substance.
He argued that their is no iota of division in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying that the defecting members were in grave error and had taken a big risk in view of the fact that their decision to leave the party came after the court of appeal had resolved the leadership tussle in the in the party.
He assured party faithfuls that a strong legal team headed by Sylva Ogwemoh SAN had been assembled to handle the case.
The seven decampees are John Abah, representing Ibaji constituency; Kolawole Mathew, representing Kabba-Bunu; Ahmed Mohammed, representing Ankpa; Jimoh Musa Omiata, representing Yagba East, Sanni Kekere Abdulkareem, representing Okehi, Adewale Victor Omofaiye, representing Ijumu and Adoke Muktar Bello, representing Adavi.
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