The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday prayed Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja to sack the Senator representing Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Chief Nelson Asuquo Effiong over his defection to the All Progressive Congress.
The party alongside 15 other chieftains of the party in the state through their counsel, G.A Umoh had in an Originating Summons marked FHC/ABJ/05/61/2017 asked the court to declare that Effiong has lost his membership with effect from January 19, 2017 pursuant to Section 68(1)(g) of the constitution having now become a member of APC before the expiration of the period for which he was elected into the Senate on the platform of PDP.
Cited as the second defendant is the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki.
The plaintiffs also want the court to declare that the seat of Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District in the National Assembly is vacant pursuant to Section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution same having been vacated by the operation of law by the 1st defendant by reason of his becoming member of the APC before the expiration of the period for which he was elected into the Senate on the platform of PDP.
However, the plaintiffs pray the court for an order directing the Senate President to declare the seat of Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District in the National Assembly vacant pursuant to Section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution same having been vacated by the operation of law by the 1st defendant by reason of his becoming member of APC before the expiration of the period for which he was elected into the Senate on the platform of PDP.
The plaintiffs also want the court to make an interlocutory injunction restraining the first defendant from parading himself as the Senator representing Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District in the National Assembly.
Source – The Authoity
