Defection Of Assembly Members In Rivers: PDP Commences Legal Action

As Rivers state boiled as a result of the defection of 25 members of the state house assembly to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has directed its National Legal Adviser to commence appropriate legal action with respect to the declaration of their seats vacant and conduct fresh election in accordance with the provision of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).

The party National Working Committee (NWC), in its resolution at its 580th meeting on Wednesday, vowed to ensure that the 25 seats are not appropriated.