EDHA Crisis: PDP Berates Reps On Resolution, Says It’s Unconstitutional

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has scolded the House of Representatives over its resolution to shut down the Edo State House of Assembly.

PDP noted that the decision of the House could trigger a constitutional crisis in the state and the nation at large, while noting that such act violated the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended)

The PDP assertion was contained in a statement, issued on Thursday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan.

The party berated the leadership of the All Progressive Congress over its inability to resolve internal wrangles within the party.

Part of the statement read: ” The PDP hereby invites Nigerians to note that section 11 of the 1999 Constitution, upon which the House of Representatives anchored its decision, does not in any way empower the House of Representatives to shut down a functioning state legislature

“Our party cautions the federal legislature to note that such imperial stance against a legislative house; a symbol of the sovereignty of the people, is self-destruct and opens the fundamentals of our nation’s democracy to unwarranted attacks.

“This is particularly as there are already apprehensions across the country that this shutdown order is a prelude to an autocratic journey that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its dictatorial leadership intend to embark on to complete their round of total state capture. 

“The PDP therefore counsels against any arm of government overreaching itself to take actions that undermine our constitution and encourage dictatorial tendencies against our institutions of democracy and the essentials of personal freedom and rights of citizens in our nation.

“Nevertheless, the PDP berates the APC leadership for its inability to manage its avarice and internal strife, which are playing out in Edo state to the extent that it is now dragging our nation into a constitutional crisis.”

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