Dogara and 51 other federal lawmakers committed political iniquity when they decamped from their respective political parties prior to the 2015 general election and they ought to be kept in political asylum.Justice Okon Abang, in a judgement he delivered yesterday in a suit filed by an advocacy group under the aegis of Legal Defence and Assistance Project, LEDAP to declare their seats vacant said that the federal lawmakers defected when their political parties needed them most.
Lawmakers the plaintiff asked the court to declare their seats vacant comprised of 17 Senators and 37 members of the House of Reps. The affected lawmakers included both members of the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. However, the court stressed that though the plaintiff presented a very good case, it was unable to prove how the defection of the lawmakers affected its rights and obligations, above that of the general public.
“The fact that the plaintiff is registered under the Company and Allied Matters Act, CAMA, does not confer it with statutory powers to maintain the suit. Therefore, I have no jurisdiction to consider the case of the plaintiff on merit except for the case of the 3rd defendant ”, Justice Abang held. He held that having been expelled, Akpabio was no longer a member of any political party as at the time he “moved” to the APC to exercise his constitutional right under section 40 of the constitution.
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Very illogical reasoning behind the judgement
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