Plateau Gov, Speaker must swear in 16 lawmakers — APC insists

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Nationwide Working Committee has once more threatened to institute authorized motion towards the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang and the Speaker of the Home of Meeting, Honourable  Gabriel Dewan, over the refusal of the duo to accord recognition to 16 lawmakers who’re members of the APC

The Court docket of Attraction had final November sacked 16 lawmakers on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) and pronounced the APC candidates as winner of the March 18, 2023 election within the North Central state.

The Justices led by Abang Okon held that the votes scored by the PDP within the election had been a nullity because the occasion couldn’t declare to have a construction to sponsor candidates to contest the election.

The Speaker of the State Meeting has nonetheless refused to permit the 16 APC lawmakers entry to the Chamber within the state.

Addressing journalists on Monday after the APC NWC assembly, Nationwide Vice Chairman, North West, Isaac Kekemeke, mentioned the APC would guarantee enforcement of the Court docket of Attraction choice. He accused the Speaker of the Home of Meeting of legislative rascality.

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He mentioned: “The Court docket of Attraction has affirmed its choice to sanction the illegality of the Speaker of the Plateau State Home of Meeting, PDP and the Governor for trying to assessment that call.  

“It’s unhappy that the Governor of Plateau who’s having fun with his workplace by the structure of this nation in an election will need to deny 16 members of the fruit their electoral work and to disclaim our occasion the success that they received for the folks.  

“It is a shame to democracy and its unacceptable behaviour. 

“The Nationwide Working Committee expresses its outrage and displeasure over this continued illegality and this unacceptable arbitrage by the Governor of Plateau State, the Speaker of the Plateau State Home of Meeting and by the PDP in Plateau state.”

The APC additional known as on  the Legal professional Basic of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, ( SAN) and  the Inspection Basic of Police, Kayode Egbetokun,  to implement the ultimate choice of the Court docket of Attraction.

“The final court docket is the Court docket of Attraction that has spoken and spoken once more and but PDP, the governor of Plateau and the Speaker of the Plateau State Home of Meeting shamelessly proceed to disobey the regulation of the land.

“The endurance of the APC is working out. However as a result of the APC is a peaceable occasion. It’s calling on the regulation enforcement businesses to do the needful now and never tomorrow.”