Appeal Court declare Ondo federal lawmakers seat vacant The Appeal Court sitting in Akure,the Ondo State capital has declared the seat of the lawmaker representing Akure South/North Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives,Hon Sunday Abegunde vacant. The lawmaker has approached the appelate court to appeal against the judgement of Justice Okeke of the Federal High Court,which had earlier ruled that his seat be declared vacant in May 2012 Abegunde,a former member of the ruling Labour Party(LP) who defected to the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria(ACN) took the LP to court,justifying his defection,claiming that his former party had crisis which had led to the division of the party. It would be recalled that the lawmaker,under the platform of the ruling party in the state,won the House of Representatives election in 2011 but defected to the ACN few months after. While upholding the judgement of the lower court,the appelate court presided over by Justice A.G Mishella said Abegundes appealed lacked merit,saying there was no division in his former party as claimed. The court then asked the appelant to vacate the seat,having violated the provisions of section 68(1) (g) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,1999 as amended. However in a swift reaction,the lawmaker has vowed to challenged the judgement at the Supreme Court
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:01:57 +0000
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