Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has reiterated the argument that the decision of members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to switch from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress makes them ineligible to retain their legislative positions.
Against the backdrop of the political standoff between former Governor Nyesom Wike and incumbent Governor Siminalayi Fubara, twenty-five lawmakers who were aligned with Wike shifted their allegiance to the APC.
During an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Falana emphasized that the lawmakers’ move to join the APC would lead to their expulsion from the legislative body.
Referring to the constitution, he stated, “Unless you can show and demonstrate that there is division in a political party that sponsored your election, you cannot remain in any legislative arm if you decamp to another party.
“The whole idea is that the constitution set out to ban political prostitution on the part of legislators.”