How Pro-Wike Rivers Lawmakers Can Regain Their Seats – Falana

The 27 lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Nyesom Wike who defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC may have lost their seats unless they can persuade the Supreme Court, constitutional lawyer, Femi Falana has said.

Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, Falana said that the former Rivers State lawmakers were not exposed to good advice given the past judgments of the apex court.

Falana thus said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was required by law to conduct elections for the seats of the former Rivers State lawmakers.

He said, “The legislators were not exposed to sound legal advice. Everybody should know that once the Supreme Court has made a pronouncement on a matter in any country, you’re bound to comply, and if you’re going to take any decision, you must study the judgement critically.

“Just yesterday, 20 legislators who defected from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, had their seats declared vacant by the court. That’s the law; unless the Supreme Court decides to change it, that is the law in Nigeria today.

“It’s also a good development; it’s a good law; it’s a good interpretation that there should be no political prostitution in the country, because it’s tountamount to political immorality if you vote on the platform of a political party and you abandon the party; you’re advised to go and try your luck by contesting again under the new political party,” he said.

GWG.ng reports that the assertion by Falana on the fate of the Rivers State lawmakers is expected to further sharpen the issues that have divided the political arena in the state.

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