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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

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

Defection indeed, nonsense, show us their APC membership cards, affiliation with a political party is by registration only, not by mere words, or affidavits.

This political group of grab and run people destroying Nigeria’s democracy, they know that power is transient and they will later disintegrate and be voted out of office? What will they tell the world when their template is used against them even in their own strongholds?

Because Nigerians have seen everything they represent

givedemwotowoto:
This political group of grab and run people destroying Nigeria’s democracy, they know that power is transient and they will later disagree on their evil camp and and split, and power will shift right? What will they tell the world when their template is used against them even in their own strongholds?

Because Nigerians have seen everything they represent

The so called 27 Pdp members that purportedly cross carpeted are wrong, whilst the 5 Pdp members that remained are correct in a democratic dispensation?

It is this kind of black native man mentality that has kept Nigeria in the dungeon, democrazy is not for animals.

The 27 “law breakers” allowed the iragbijis to mislead them knowing fully well that anything those people support always fails unless they involve illegality..as hamas,hezbolla,Iran,Kamala etc.

buckeyemedia:
Defection indeed, nonsense, show us their APC membership cards, affiliation with a political party is by registration only, not by mere words, or affidavits.

The only evidence they have of their defection is an AI generated video of people that resemble the lawmakers waving a flag that looks like the APC flag.

Righthussle:
The only evidence they have of their defection is an AI generated video of people that resemble the lawmakers waving a flag that looks like the APC flag.

Even their affidavits are AI generated and the courts they deposed their affidavits are also AI generated.

Yeye dey smell.

Macphenson:
Even their affidavits are AI generated and the courts they deposed their affidavits are also AI generated.

Yeye dey smell.

Assuming the affidavit is not fake, Can I become a member of a political party by merely swearing an affidavit?

buckeyemedia:
The so called 27 Pdp members that purportedly cross carpeted are wrong, whilst the 5 Pdp members that remained are correct in a democratic dispensation?

It is this kind of black native man mentality that has kept Nigeria in the dungeon, democrazy is not for animals.

Your common sense is too inconsequential compared with the Constitution of the country. Kiss the truth

Righthussle:
Assuming the affidavit is not fake, Can I become a member of a political party by merely swearing an affidavit?

That affidavit was read in a plenary sitting in the hallowed chambers by the speaker where he slammed a gavel after reading the affidavit and their defection letters.

Do u even have the slightest idea of what that means?

Besides a court have ruled that the governor can conduct legislative business with the three legislators meaning the 27 confused Amawuhle led ignorant mofos are no longer members of the house.

I saw a video yesterday of Wike apologising to them that he made a mistake in his decision, you are here dedensing foolishness..

Yeye dey smell.

Macphenson:
That affidavit was read in a plenary sitting in the hallowed chambers by the speaker where he slammed a gavel after reading the affidavit and their defection letters.

Do u even have the slightest idea of what that means?

Besides a court have ruled that the governor can conduct legislative business with the three legislators meaning the 27 confused Amawuhle led ignorant mofos are no longer members of the house.

I saw a video yesterday of Wike apologising to them that he made a mistake in his decision, you are here dedensing foolishness..

Yeye dey smell.

😁😁😆 Is this the answer to my question? It's a yes or no question.

My question is, Assuming the affidavit is not fake, Can I become a member of a political party by merely swearing an affidavit?

Righthussle:
😁😁😆 Is this the answer to my question? It's a yes or no question.

My question is, Assuming the affidavit is not fake, Can I become a member of a political party by merely swearing an affidavit?

I think the question u need to answer is" Will u still be a member of a political party if you swear an affidavits that you have abandoned the party after election, and your affidavit read in plenary?

You are not smart at all. Its this kind of your myopic reasoning that made those fools commit political suicide.

Righthussle:
The only evidence they have of their defection is an AI generated video of people that resemble the lawmakers waving a flag that looks like the APC flag.

So, even the court affidavits submitted to Abuja high court affirming their defection were also AI generated, abi?

Keep fooling yourself.
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So the party should expel the law makers by merely watching their so called affidavits been read in plenary?

The process of resigning from a party requires you to write a resignation letter to your ward chairman and same been acknowledged accordingly.