Following the defection of the member representing Edu Constituency, Ndanusa Guyegi, the Kwara state House of Assembly has on Wednesday declared the seat of the lawmaker vacant.
Guyegi had in a letter notified the house of his defection from the All Progressives Congress, APC to the Social Democratic Party, SDP.
The letter titled ‘Notice of Defection from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Social Democratic Party SDP’ was read by the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Danladi, at Wednesday’s plenary.
In his letter of defection, addressed to the speaker, Mr Guyegi said his decision to resign his membership of the APC is premised on the prolonged division and faction that paralysed the party.
Mr Guyegi noted that the prolonged division affected the party and claimed his political ambition was no longer guaranteed.
His defection was the second to occur in the house in the last one month.
Debating on his defection, the Deputy Speaker, Raphael Adetiba, and House Leader, Abubakar Olawoyin, in their separate contributions stated that Mr Guyegi membership of the House have been terminated following his defection from the party that sponsored his election in line with section 109 subsection G of the constitution.
The defection of Mr. Guyegi is coming after Saheed Popoola, lawmaker representing Ojomu-Balogun constituency, had also defected to the SDP and his seat was declared vacant by the house.
The house is now left with 21 APC members as the only PDP member in the house, Jimoh Raherm-Agboola, representing llorin South constituency, is still on suspension.
(NAN)
