{"id":58134,"date":"2021-07-14T05:56:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T04:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=58134"},"modified":"2021-07-14T05:59:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T04:59:00","slug":"pdp-is-a-comedy-troupe-keyamo-slams-pdp-for-taking-matawalle-to-court-over-defection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/14\/pdp-is-a-comedy-troupe-keyamo-slams-pdp-for-taking-matawalle-to-court-over-defection\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;PDP is a comedy troupe&#8217; &#8211; Keyamo slams PDP for taking Matawalle to court over defection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of state for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo has stated that there is no law against the decision of Zamfara governor, Bello Matawalle to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the Zamfara governor, Matawalle joined the ruling party on June 29.<\/p>\n<p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had stated on the eve of his defection that Matawalle\u2019s\u00a0seat will become vacant\u00a0if he defects to the APC.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to PDP&#8217;s claim via a statement released on Tuesday, Keyamo said section 221 of the constitution as well as the judgment of the supreme court in Faleke vs the Independent National Electoral Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/13\/inec-fayose-bruce-react-to-lauretta-onochies-rejection-by-senate\/\">(INEC)<\/a>, which the party is hinging on to make its claim, does not relate to defection of a governor from one party to another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo give its illogical assertions some veil of constitutionality, the PDP placed reliance on Section 221 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) as well as the judgment of the Supreme Court in FALEKE V. INEC,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately for the PDP, the Supreme Court decision in Faleke v. INEC does not relate to the consequence of the defection of a Governor from one political party to the other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is extremely laughable that the PDP that celebrated the defection of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State and Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State from the APC to the PDP with such elaborate ballyhoo and fanfare would muster the effrontery to attempt to remove Governor Bello Matawalle from office for defecting to the APC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again, it is simply ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While citing a number of supreme court cases, Keyamo argued that a party\u2019s ticket is only a vehicle to get elected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce elected, the governor drops that party ticket and becomes a free agent for EVERYONE in that state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is therefore free to associate (and decamp) as he likes to any political party. The supreme court judgment on Zamfara did not proscribe APC as a political party in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also wonder the audacity the PDP has to directly instruct banks not to transact any business with a duly elected Governor. This is such a joke that it portrays the PDP as a comedy troupe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is also very seditious to attempt to shut down or take over the government of Zamfara state without a court order and by unconstitutional means.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of state for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo has stated that there is no law against the decision of Zamfara governor, Bello Matawalle to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Recall that the Zamfara governor, Matawalle joined the ruling party on June 29. 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