The Kwara State House of Assembly declares the seats of two lawmakers vacant after they defect from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The lawmakers are Saba Yisa Gideon (Edu Constituency) and Olusola Odetundun (Irepodun Constituency), according to reporting from both outlets.
The action follows a letter from the APC State Chairman, Sunday Fagbemi, requesting the Speaker of the House to vacate the seats in line with Nigeria’s constitutional provisions on party defection. Premium Times reports that the request cites Section 109 (1g) (2) of the 1999 Constitution, while the Daily Post Nigeria describes the letter’s role in prompting the Assembly’s decision. Both sources present the defection and the subsequent seat-vacating process as the key sequence of events.
