The votes, is it for the Party or the candidate?, if it's for the Party he cannot leave, except his tenure ends but if it is for the candidate, then he should be able to leave. This part need to be interpreted by the court to clear the ambiguity. Defection has been there in the past between the Parties, is it now they are noticing it?

Pdp always crying foul, i have never seen an opposition this shallow, rather than strategizing for the next big election, mba, they keep chasing clout. Didn’t Ben Ayade cross recently? What was their statement on Ben Ayade? I laugh in Taiwan

Zamfara state own is different. Did u see PDP say such things to Ebony and Cross River governors?. I just hate Nigerian politicians cus they are all the same. They don't have the interest of masses at hand. They are all after their selfish interest. Wicked people

UAE123:
When political office holders where decamping from their parties to join the PDP during the era of PDP in power at the national level they were most welcome by PDP and now they are reaping the reward of accepting elected officials into their party. They should stop crying or complaining or both and allow APC to enjoy their turn because when they are out of power they will also suffer the same thing..

simple250:




Which mandate ...obaseki was disqualified from contesting during the election .

Then why did he not resign as a governor before defecting?

Didn't they accepted Obaseki to PDP while he was still an APC governor?

MANDATE Koo, WOMANDATE Niiii.. Useless Bunch.

NwaNimo1:


https://punchng.com/you-cant-defect-to-apc-with-our-mandate-pdp-tells-matawalle-others/

LibertyRep:
The court needs to make a bold statement about defectors.
If truly the vote is for the party and not candidates, it's really immoral for someone who finds the party uninteresting to continue to enjoy the mandate given the party.

the only bold statement the courts can make to serve as deterrent to wayward defectors is to declare their seat vacant and install the second winner of the highest votes cast. I just pray the courts will one day sack a sitting governor for decamping

vedaxcool:
you mean supreme court govonor won at the ballot? Wonderful.

Pdp and it's supporters unleash violence in imo because the supreme court overturned wrongly cancelled votes.

APC after winning zamfara, had its votes cancelled
by the supreme court. Rather than use violence they used peaceful overtures to convince matawelle to join them. As much as there are many things to criticize APC for, this singular act puts them aside from the demonic wickedness of PDP.

Wisdom.

jubilee55f:
But Obaseki could defect to PDP with APC mandate abi? . Nonsense.

That was before elections were held.

Maxymilliano:


Obaseki decamped to the PDP after he was disqualified from contesting APC gubernatorial primaries, obtained form, passed through screening and contested the PDP primaries alongside other contestants.

If indeed you believe the mandate belongs to the APC, he should have resigned before contesting under the PDP.

SARSCoV2:


Comedy!

Mods should move to joke section. The supreme court has trashed this case. It holds no water.

What was the verdict of the Supreme Court?

I really don't get the logic in people decamping from PDP to APC

Bossontop:

But Una nor talk when obaseki come PDP abii.....all Nigerian polithiefcians are naturally selfish, dia loyalties be like.....
Mtcheewww

Did you not hear that obaseki was disqualified from APC before moving on to PDP, contesting there and winning with the party.
Those errors in the past must stop. If you win with PDP, finish your tenure with the party and if you win with APC equally finish your tenure with the party.

Take them to Buhari's Court, you will come back with nothing. Just leave them to destroy their selves.

benflow7:
Pdp always crying foul, i have never seen an opposition this shallow, rather than strategizing for the next big election, mba, they keep chasing clout. Didn’t Ben Ayade cross recently? What was their statement on Ben Ayade? I laugh in Taiwan

They already know APC won't stand a chance in the South even if Ayade joins the GOP. Zamfara is a battle ground state just like ATL is.

UAE123:
When political office holders where decamping from their parties to join the PDP during the era of PDP in power at the national level they were most welcome by PDP and now they are reaping the reward of accepting elected officials into their party. They should stop crying or complaining or both and allow APC to enjoy their turn because when they are out of power they will also suffer the same thing..

Only Tinubu was left in opposition. Today, he is the last man standing.

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OloyeVIII:
They already know APC won't stand a chance in the South even if Ayade joins the GOP. Zamfara is a battle ground state just like ATL is.

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jubilee55f:
But Obaseki could defect to PDP with APC mandate abi? . Nonsense.

How

Maxymilliano:


Obaseki decamped to the PDP after he was disqualified from contesting APC gubernatorial primaries, obtained form, passed through screening and contested the PDP primaries alongside other contestants.

Going by your comment, Obaseki should have first, resigned from APC on whose platform he became the Governor because his tenure wasn't over yet so he did all you mentioned on the platform of the APC.

Anyways, this is not new and it's gonna continue until the part and court do something about it.

NwaNimo1:


https://punchng.com/you-cant-defect-to-apc-with-our-mandate-pdp-tells-matawalle-others/

slaves on chains in cages.

SirBunky85:
the only bold statement the courts can make to serve as deterrent to wayward defectors is to declare their seat vacant and install the second winner of the highest votes cast. I just pray the courts will one day sack a sitting governor for decamping

There's no such law, the courts can rely on.

Except if the NASS pass such law. And even at that, it will still be subjected to subjective interpretation as its not in the constitution.

The only way out is to expressly state it in the constitution that once you change party, you resign whatever position you occupy through the party.

But this will make the parties too powerful, and they may start bullying elected leaders.

Corruption + Defection = x
Find x

OloyeVIII:
They already know APC won't stand a chance in the South even if Ayade joins the GOP. Zamfara is a battle ground state just like ATL is.

zamfara is a supreme court gift to PDP. Zamfara is a core APC state. APC cleared all positions from national assembly lawmakers, state assembly lawmakers, Governor, locsl govt chairmen and councilor. Pdp didnt win a single seat in 2019.
Supreme court gave pdp on a platter.

NIGERIAN politicians are all political prostitutes, I'm not surprised.

Maxymilliano:


Obaseki decamped to the PDP after he was disqualified from contesting APC gubernatorial primaries, obtained form, passed through screening and contested the PDP primaries alongside other contestants.

See you! was he not a sitting governor under APC mandate then?..... How is it a different scenario from Matawalle's case?

StreetFight:
Take them to Buhari's Court, you will come back with nothing. Just leave them to destroy their selves.

The court that earlier transferred all APC win in Zamfara to PDP was Atiku's or Secondus court?
That Bayelsa court too was whose court.
Why is it that PDP supporters lack sense like the party itself.

Obaseki is eventually returning to the APC. �.[ quote author=jubilee55f post=103179979]But Obaseki could defect to PDP with APC mandate abi? . Nonsense.[/quote]

Mutigadara1:
What about Saraki, Dino prior to 2019 election?

Saraki Dino where not governors of their state

jubilee55f:
But Obaseki could defect to PDP with APC mandate abi? . Nonsense.

No he didn't, he won his election under PDP

NwaNimo1:
Na today?

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I expect Buhari to defect to PDP before 2023

Which Mandate?
I have stopped comments on both APC and PDP,for they have nothing for ordinary Nigerians
who themselves as confused as ever!
The Mandate that made you ruled for 16 years
and nothing to show for it!
The APC that should have sealed up the so called
Mandate but failed in Security, Nepotism and
Unemployments of great proportion.
It then means that Nigerians are yet to get it.
Stop depending on the Parties that are making
you poorer.The Youth should know that they can't be
hobnorbing with the devil and still wants to eat their Cake
and have it in their hands!
2023 is very crucial decisions for the Progressive Youth,whose ideology should be different
from both PDP and APC.

simple250:




Which mandate ...obaseki was disqualified from contesting during the election .

As at the time obaseki defected, his first four year mandate was still running.