Ebun Francis|
The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Wednesday declared the seat of the immediate past Deputy Speaker of the House, Mr. John Kwaturu, vacant.
The former deputy speaker, Mr. Kwaturu, and Mr. Junaidu announced their defection from the ruling party to the opposition on Friday last week.
The Speaker of the House, Aminu Shagala, who announced this during plenary, also declared the seat of the member representing Kudan Constituency, Mr. Yakubu Junaidu, vacant.
Shagala said the seats of the two lawmakers were declared vacant, following their defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He explained that their defection contradicted section 109 subsection (1G) of the 1999 Constitution which gives the condition under which elected public officials can defect from one party to another.
According to the speaker, there was no crisis in All Progressives Congress (APC) that could have warranted the lawmakers’ defection to another party.