PDP demands resignation of Lawmakers who defected to APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on its former lawmakers in the House of Representatives and the Kaduna State House of Assembly to vacate their seats following their defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The lawmakers, primarily from Southern Kaduna, were among 50 politicians who officially joined the APC on Saturday. Governor Uba Sani received them at a stakeholders’ meeting in Murtala Square, Kaduna, alongside former Governor Ramalan Yero and former Senator Danjuma La’ah.

In a statement issued on Sunday, PDP’s Kaduna State Publicity Secretary, Maria Dogo, condemned the defections, describing them as a betrayal of the people’s trust.

She emphasized that while the Nigerian Constitution grants freedom of association, elected lawmakers who switch parties must relinquish their seats unless their original party is experiencing internal division.

“According to Sections 68(1)(g) and 109 of the Constitution, serving legislators who defect to another party must vacate their seats,” Dogo stated.

The PDP urged the Speakers of the House of Representatives and the Kaduna State House of Assembly to declare the defectors’ seats vacant and notify the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct bye-elections.

The party dismissed the defections as politically motivated, alleging that some defectors were merely seeking automatic tickets for the 2026 elections after failing in the PDP’s zoning arrangements or losing in the 2022 primaries.

Despite the setback, the PDP reaffirmed its strength and commitment to democracy, assuring its supporters that it remains the preferred choice of Kaduna residents.

The party, under the leadership of its state chairman, Edward Masha, vowed to take all necessary legal and constitutional steps to reclaim its mandates.

Credit: dailypost.ng

The post PDP demands resignation of Lawmakers who defected to APC appeared first on The Ghanaian Chronicle.

Read Full Story