The Labour Party has described the defection of Akangbe Illiya representing Jos South/East in the House of Representatives as “quite unfortunate and condemnable”
Illiya on Thursday announced his defection from the LP to the APC during plenary on Thursday.
Reacting, spokesperson of the party Obiorah Ifo in a statement on Friday, said the party has gone to court to declare seats of Illiya and others vacant.
He said, “The party has since filed actions in the court to compel the National Assembly leadership to declare the seats of the defected Labour Party lawmakers vacant. The suit also seeks that every salary, emolument, or privilege received, from the date of defection, be returned”.
“is unnecessary to probe why most of the defectors chose the All Progressives Congress (APC) as their destination point and why the Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon Tajudeen Abass has refused to respect the provisions of the constitution by declaring their seats vacant.
“Section 68(g) of the 1999 Constitution “is emphatic on when to defect and what happens when a lawmaker sponsored by a political party decides to jump ship”.
