The Rivers State High Court, in a ruling on Monday, June 10, struck out a suit filed by Wosa Amadi and three others seeking to declare the 27 lawmakers’ seats vacant following their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in December 2003.
Delivering its judgement, the presiding judge, Justice Okogbule Gbasam, ruled that Martin Amaewhule and the 26 other lawmakers were still members of the PDP.
He noted that the said defection cannot be established through newspaper publications, radio announcements or online publications.
According to the court, a defection can only be established through the party membership register, a membership card, and members fulfilling all party membership requirements.
Reacting to the court judgment, Gaffar, in an interview with TimesNow.com.ng, said there was no written document to establish that the lawmakers defected from the People Document.
He said:
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
