Victory For Tambuwal: PDP Loses Bid To Unseat Him

Efforts by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to remove the Speaker, House of Reps, Aminu Tambuwal, through an exparte application failed as the Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Ahmed Mohammed ordered the party to put the Speaker on notice.

The court refused the party's request for an ex parte order to compel Tambuwal to vacate his seat as Speaker of the House of Representatives following his defection from the majority party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

However, The PDP has filed a counter suit, seeking permission to move against Speaker. The PDP had through its counsel, Mike
Ahamba (SAN), who argued the application said Tambuwal had lost his seat by virtue of his defection, according to the provisions of Section 68 of the 1999 Constitution.

The party cited the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Reps as respondents in the motion. It urged the court to order Tambuwal to give effect to the provisions of....

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