PDP Asks Court To Fire Defecting Governors

The Peoples Democratic Party has asked an Abuja
Federal High Court to sack the five governors who
defected to the All Progressives Congress.

The governors are Alhaji Murtala Nyako (Adamawa),
Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto),
Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano) and Abdulfatai Ahmed
(Kwara).

The Independent National Electoral Commission was
listed as a defendant alongside the governors in the
suit filed on behalf of the PDP by Alex Izinyon, SAN.

PDP argued that the governors should be sacked
from office on the ground that, because of their
defection, they have forfeited their offices, which, as
a result, have reverted to the party.

In the event that the five governors are sacked from
office, PDP wants the court to order the deputy
governor or speaker of the state Houses of Assembly
of the affected states, or any officer next in rank,
who is still its member, to assume the office of
governor.

PDP is asking the court for several reliefs, among
which is a declaration that by the combined
provisions of sections 177 (c), 221 and 222 (c) of
the 1999 Constitution, the five governors, who were
elected under its platform, cannot continue to enjoy
the mandate given to it (PDP) by the people/
electorate of the concerned states as they
(governors) have defected to another political party.

The court was equally asked to make a declaration
that in the absence of any division in the PDP, the
five governors have vacated or forfeited their seats
upon their defection to the APC.
Also, the Abuja FHC was asked to make a
declaration that, by the combined provisions of
sections 87 of the Electoral Act 2011 (as amended),
and sections 177 (c), 221 and 222 (c) of the 1999
Constitution, the offices of the defected governors
have reverted to the PDP.

In the same vein, the court was asked to make a
declaration that, by the combined provisions of
sections 177 (c), 221 and 222 (c) of the 1999
Constitution, upon the defection of the five
governors, the mandate reverts to the deputy
governor or speaker of the state houses of assembly
of the respective states or any officer next in rank
who is still a member of the PDP.

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