The Delta State House of Assembly has defended its decision to declare the seat of the lawmaker representing Udu Constituency vacant, insisting that the action was based strictly on constitutional provisions.
The Assembly said its decision was not politically motivated, contrary to claims in some quarters, but was taken in line with the 1999 Constitution.
Speaking in Asaba, Chairman of the House Committee on Information and House Leader, Hon. Emeka Nwaobi, said the lawmakers acted within the powers granted to them by law after reviewing the circumstances surrounding the lawmaker’s resignation and defection.
According to him, the House carefully examined the resignation and defection letter submitted by the member representing Udu Constituency before arriving at its decision.
He said, **“The House merely carried out its constitutional responsibility after considering the resignation and defection letter submitted by the lawmaker representing Udu Constituency.”**
Nwaobi explained that the Nigerian Constitution clearly spells out the conditions under which an
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