As per the Punch report, Prof. Abdulkarim Kana, the National Legal Adviser of the All Progressive Congress, contended that a legal defection entails several procedures, such as submitting a resignation letter to the original party and getting accepted, along with registering at the ward level with the new party.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
He highlighted the importance of formal recognition from the new party, acknowledging that its constitution or NEC could potentially reject a membership application.
In the case of the parliamentarians, he questioned whether the appropriate procedures were followed, given that the Speaker himself was among those defecting.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
He asked who the lawmakers might have submitted their resignation letters to, suggesting that the legitimacy of their defections is in question.
He said, “If I claim I have left the party, have I written a letter of resignation to intimate the party and have they accepted my resignation? That is number one. Secondly, have I gone to my ward to register with the new party I joined and given a form of recognition? This is because the party constitution or the NEC can refuse to accept a person applying to be a member. These are all the stages that people are not taking into cognizance
The parliamentarians must write to the speaker to indicate their interest in defecting. But the speaker himself in this case was among them. So, who did they submit their letters to?”>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
