{"id":1179,"date":"2021-02-23T15:32:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T14:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2021-02-23T15:32:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T14:32:11","slug":"ondo-rep-makinde-dumps-adc-for-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/02\/23\/ondo-rep-makinde-dumps-adc-for-apc\/","title":{"rendered":"Ondo Rep, Makinde, dumps ADC for APC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the House of Representatives, Peters Makinde, on Tuesday, defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, read a letter on the floor announcing the defection of Mr Makinde, who represents Ondo East\/Ondo West federal constituency of Ondo State.<\/p>\n<p>In the letter, Mr Makinde cited leadership crisis as the reason for his defection.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the crisis \u201chas created factions and divisions within the party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Due to the absence of the Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu and Deputy Minority Leader, Toby Okechukwu, Nicholas Ossai (PDP, Delta) raised a point of order, objecting to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/02\/23\/ogun-ex-governorship-candidate-rotimi-paseda-joins-apc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Citing Section 68 subsection 2 of the 1999 constitution as amended, he read: \u201cA member of the Senate or of the House of Representatives shall vacate his seat in the House of which he is a member if:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, shall give effect to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, so however that the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives or a member shall first present evidence satisfactory to the House concerned that any of the provisions of that subsection has become applicable in respect of that member.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ossai called on Mr Gbajabiamila to declare the defection invalid because the lawmaker had not provided proof of division within his party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is to provide evidence to the entire House, not to the Presiding officer. None of us have received the copy of the proof. Since this House has not received a copy of the proof. It is on this ground that I urge the Speaker to void his defection,\u201d Mr Ossai said.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the point of order, the Speaker said Mr Ossai who is a member of the PDP, has no jurisdiction to challenge the claim of division.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am sure you know that evidence could be documentary or verbal. In the last 20 years, we have relied on verbal evidence, even when people are defecting to the PDP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you know the party chairman of ADC? Can you tell us the name of the chairman?\u201d Mr Gbajabiamila asked Ossai.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ossai, however could not provide the answer, prompting the Speaker to describe him as \u201ca meddlesome interloper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker stated further that it is only a member of the ADC that can challenge the claim of division stated by Mr Makinde.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the House of Representatives, Peters Makinde, on Tuesday, defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, read a letter on the floor announcing the defection of Mr Makinde, who represents Ondo East\/Ondo West federal constituency of Ondo State. 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