Defection: Dogara Dragged To Court

By Chuks Ekpeneru

A Non-governmental organization, United Global Resolve for Peace Organisation, has urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to declare the seat of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, vacant for his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Counsel to the group, Michael Okejimi & Co. Law Empire, filed an originating summons marked FHC/ABJ/CS/883/2020.

They also prayed the court to also restrain the 4th defendant or any other person acting in that office from further recognising the 1st Defendant as member of the House of Representatives.

The six defendants in the suit are (1) the former Speaker Dogara, (2) PDP (3) APC (4) Speaker of the House of Representatives (5), Independent National Electoral Commission, and (6) the Attorney General of the Federation.

Mr Pelumi Olajengbesi, another lawyer for the plaintiff in an affidavit in support of the originating summons argued that there was a public duty on the 1st defendant to vacate his seat at the House of Representatives given the instant circumstances.

“The 1st defendant having relinquished his membership of the 2nd defendant via his letter of resignation and joined the 3rd defendant is legally mandated by the 1999 (as amended) Constitution to vacate his seat as a member of the House of Representatives.

“The 1st defendant’s defection from the 2nd defendant political party to the 3rd defendant political party without any division within the national structure of the 2nd Defendant political party has deprived the 1st defendant of the vires to continue to occupy his seat.

“The Application to the Honourable Court is to ensure the observance of the law and the preservation of the political public morality of the country,” the group deposed.

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