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Chinda urged the Speaker to declare Koko’s seat vacant in line with Section 68 of the 1999 Constitution, which outlines the conditions under which a lawmaker may lose their seat after defection.
In response, Abbas ruled that only the court has the power to declare a lawmaker’s seat vacant.
Naija Newsreports that the Speaker of the House,Tajudeen Abbas, announced Koko’s defection on Wednesday, reading a letter from the lawmaker on the floor of the lower legislative chamber.
In recent months, several lawmakers have defected from the PDP and LP to the APC: October 2: Chris Nkwonta (Ukwa East/Ukwa West federal constituency, Abia) left the PDP for the APC..
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