Senator Ahmed Barata, who represents Adamawa South in the Senate, who recently announced his return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused his colleague, Bindow Jibrilla, a gubernatorial candidate of APC of still been a PDP member.

Barata, who contested APC primaries with Bindow, told newsmen in Shelleng, his home local government area, that both of them were PDP members, as they did not follow the due process required by law for a lawmaker to defect to another party apart from the party that voted him into the Senate.

Barata explained that it was based on that, that he announced his reaffirmation as a member of the PDP on the floor of the Senate.

“If you observed me on the floor of the Senate, what I did was to reaffirmed my position because the Electoral Act said a member cannot defect from his party through his ward, local government or state”, Barata said.

He said a lawmaker could only defect by standing on the floor of the House to formally announce his defection for it to be formally captured in the votes and proceedings of the House.

“This is why my colleague in APC, who is gubernatorial candidate, will find it difficult because up till this, moment he has not declared formally on the floor of the House.

“If you have observed during the PDP governorship primaries, my name and that of Bindow are listed as delegates of PDP”, Barata said.

Barata, who was part of the dignitaries that spoke at PDP governorship campaign rally in Shelleng, said his commitment for now was to ensure that the party candidate who is the state acting Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, emerges victorious at the October 11 by-election.

http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/09/adamawa-apc-guber-candidate-still-pdp-member-lawmaker/

MisterLongman: So you just realised that you both did not follow due process after losing the primary to him....... Cry me a river

nigerian politicians will not cease to suprise us

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Bad loser.

Adamawa guber election: PDP vs PDP, according to one Berata.

[quote author=donphilopus][/quote] Thankyou.

worthytalk: Adamawa guber election: PDP vs PDP, according to one Berata.

On point