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Bobloco:
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to urgently conduct by-elections to fill the vacant seats created by the defection of 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

It said the call followed the lawmakers’ controversial decision to override the governor’s veto on three bills despite court rulings affirming their legislative legitimacy loss due to their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).



In a statement in Abuja, its national coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, HURIWA described the action as a flagrant affront to constitutional democracy.


The association cited several landmark judgements saying, “For instance, in Attorney General of the Federation v. Abubakar (2007) 8 NWLR (Pt. 1035) 117, the court held that defection without legitimate justification leads to the automatic loss of a legislative seat.”



Recently, a Rivers State High Court presided over by Justice Sika Aprioku, delivered a judgement affirming that the defected lawmakers had forfeited their seats. Justice Aprioku emphasised that Section 109(1)(g) of the constitution is self-executing, meaning that defection automatically triggers the loss of legislative membership without requiring additional judicial action.


HURIWA, therefore, called on INEC to fulfil its constitutional obligation by conducting by-elections to fill the vacancies created by the defected lawmakers. “Failure to act swiftly will only deepen the constitutional crisis and further erode public trust in Nigeria’s democratic institutions,” the association warned

https://dailytrust.com/conduct-by-elections-into-rivers-assembly-now-huriwa-urges-inec/#google_vignette

mrvitalis:
Hope u can read English

layzie:
Doesn't work that way. These are separate entities from the oil company

NaijaphiliaBlog:
The planned financial autonomy for Nigeria’s 3rd tier of government takes effect this month, January 2025.

In readiness for this, a dedicated unit has been created in the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, to handle direct disbursement of funds to the 774 Local Governments (LGs) across the country.

Also, the first meeting of the country’s Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for this year has been scheduled for Wednesday 15 January 2025, and it is expected to focus on operational details for direct fund allocations to the LGAs.

BACKSTORY

On 11 July 2024, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, in the case of Attorney General of the Federation versus Attorney General of Abia State & 35 Others, reinforced the autonomy of Local Governments in Nigeria, affirming their status as a distinct 3rd tier of government.

The court ordered that Local Governments be paid directly from the Federation Account.


SOURCE
https://x.com/NaijaphiliaBlog/status/1878576834876461473

IDFforce1:
Agbado minions

Come and see a president with empathy towards the plight of the masses. Shame on anyone still supporting tinubu and his gangs of looters

Bleiz:
There is still provision for compensation for the villagers who are the real owners of the ancestral land.

AdolfHitlerxXx:
Mafioso. Don't mess with a made man. La Cosa Nostra.

Guccho:
Emiefele did us a lot of damage and such man should never be trusted with power again. If he had won the Presidency, Abachas looting would have being a child's play compared to what this thief would have done.

mrvitalis:
Last year Enugu governor used army and police to chase away ESN and boom Fulani are back to kidnapping on Nsukka highway

People seems to forget so soon why ESN was formed... People forget how Fulani bandits ravaged South East before ESN came in

It is now completely clear why they creates UGM to give ESN bad name

BIZNess123:


In 2027 tinubu will win the SW,NW,NE and MB

kettykin:
Government billionaires

christejames:
The People's President has spoken







Congratulations to the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo!

verdad00:
MadamVanessa when You wish others evil , evil will never depart from your family and blood line

MadamVanessa:



This is not news, we know it but the truth of the Matter is that his hate on the Igbos has no meaning because he's inconsequential and void to the Igbos.

AntiZikist:
Funny thing is that no candidate can reverse any of the reforms.

They are just gloating at the possibility of more funds to loot which Tinubu's reforms have seen to.

This is where GEJ fall hand. Instead to go ahead with fuel subsidy removal , he was too chicken shit about it.

I was never a fan of Tinubu before he was sworn in but so far he is showing real leadership and conservative politics which is the only thing that can save this country.

I will be voting Tinubu in 2027 and ensuring that I demarket Obi as a fraud that he is but supporting the fool to run again


Tinubu no be their mate.

chiagozien:
Onye nzuzu keep crying.

PresidObi:
Oh!

Are you saying there is insecurity because the governors are not settling the air force and police from his security votes, as such they are folding their arms and allowing people to die, until they are settled?

That's another revelation you are making now.