Defection: Plateau Assembly declares seat of former Speaker Abok vacant

Defection: Plateau Assembly declares seat of former Speaker Abok vacant

by Joseph Anthony
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Plateau Assembly had declared the seat of the lawmaker representing Jos East constituency Hon Ayuba Abok vacant, following his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Assembly took the decision during plenary at the temporary Chamber at the old Government House, Jos presided over by Speaker Sanda Ayuba.
The decision of the House followed a letter from the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC), urging the Speaker to declare Abokโ€™s seat vacant following his defection from the APC to the PDP contrary to section 109 (1) of the Nigerian Constitution.
The Speaker further declared the Rukuba / Irigwe constituency seat vacant following the former member Hon Musa Agahโ€™s victory at the recent Jos North / Bassa Federal Constituency bye-election.
Abok, the former Speaker, decamped from the APC to the PDP last week.
Assembly members sacked Abok as Speaker after he fell out with Governor Simon Lalong.

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