There was a mild drama on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday as two members defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party to join the ruling All Progressives Congress.
They lawmakers are Mr Ephraim Nwuzi, who represents Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency in Rivers State, and Mr. David Abel, representing Gashaka/Kurmi/Sardauna Federal Constituency in Taraba State.
Deputy Minority Leader, Toby Okechukwu; Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu; and leader of the PDP caucus, Kingsley Chinda, separately raised constitutional points of order, asking Gbajabiamila to declare the seats of the affected lawmakers vacant. They argued that there was no crisis in the PDP to warrant the defections.
“I, hereby, ask Mr. Speaker to observe and respect the law and the Constitution by asking the members who have referred to his charisma in order to defect, that they should abide by the rules of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
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