The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the seat of Sen. Joshua Dariye in the Senate vacant.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Dariye, on Thursday at the
Senate, announced his defection from PDP to the All Progressives
Congress (APC), citing lingering leadership crisis in the party as
reason.
In a statement by the party’s Deputy
Chairman in the state, Mr Amos Gombi, on Friday in Jos, PDP urged INEC
to immediately conduct fresh election for Dariye’s Plateau Central
Senatorial seat.
It said that the fresh election
would be in accordance with section 68, sub-section one of the 1999
Constitution as amended since Dariye had abandoned the party on whose
platform he contested and won the election.
”In
2015, Sen. Dariye contested and was elected on the platform of the PDP
as senator, representing Plateau Central Senatorial Zone.
”But,
by leaving the party, he cannot under this circumstance, lawfully and
legally retain his seat as representative of the people in accordance
with section 68 sub-section 1 of the 199 Constitution as amended.
”We
strongly condemn this act and demand that he should honourably resign
and vacate his seat as senator representing Plateau Central, haven
become a member of another party before the expiration his tenure.
”So, we categorically call on INEC to immediately declare his seat vacant and conduct fresh election to replace him,” the statement demanded.
The party denied any division or crisis in its ranks and called on its supporters to disregard such insinuations.
It
urged the supporters and members to remain steadfast in their loyalty,
saying that Dariye’s exit would do no harm to its popularity.
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