₦airaland Forum

This is my extended interpretation of the Supreme Court ruling:

1. The Supreme Court declared that only the State House of Assembly (HOA) has the authority to declare a seat vacant. Neither the court nor the governor has the power to do so. This means that the HOA, under the leadership of the Speaker, is solely responsible for adjudicating and determining the validity of a defection before pronouncing a seat vacant.

2. In this case, Amaewhule and his group presented their own defection to the HOA, in which they themselves are members and hold the Speaker’s position. As a result, they alone have the authority to decide whether their defection is valid and whether their seats should be declared vacant.

The key takeaway: The argument over defection and vacant seats is effectively dead.

Yeah Abegunde vs LP 2015 is thus trashed

The amusing thing is that the issue of defection was not even before the SC

Judicial itibolibo at its finest

I thought the courts only give judgement on what is before it

Ojuntana:
Yeah Abegunde vs LP 2015 is thus trashed

The amusing thing is that the issue of defection was not even before the SC

Judicial itibolibo at its finest

I thought the courts only give judgement on what is before it

This is what you get when a judgment is drafted from the duplexes Wike (who is an interested party in the case) built for the judges.

Bobloco:
This is what you get when a judgment is drafted from the duplexes Wike (who is an interested party in the case) built for the judges.

It is disappointing to be honest

Shrine of injustice!