Senators
elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have staged a
walk out on the senate following the declaration that Senator Yele Omogunwa
from
Ondo South has defected from the PDP to All Progressive Congress (APC).
Senate
President Bukola Saraki on Wednesday announced the defection of Omogunwa, a
Senator from Ondo south, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
Until his
defection, Omogunwa was the only PDP senator from Ondo state.
Ajayi
Boroffice, a senator from Ondo north, and Tayo Alasoadura, a senator from Ondo
central, are APC members.
Speaking
after the announcement, Godswill Akpabio, senate minority leader, said since
Omogunwa had defected to the APC, his seat ought to be declared vacant.
He asked
Saraki to declare Omogunwa’s seat vacant.
But Saraki
declined, and ruled him out of order.
The senate,
thereafter, erupted in a cacophony.
Senators who
are members of the PDP then walked out of the chamber.
Speaking with
journalists after the action, Akpabio said the senate caucus would work with
the leadership of the PDP to ensure that Omogunwa’s seat was declared vacant.
”We walked
out to protect the sanctity of democracy. Our protest is in line with the law,”
he said.
“The supreme
court has settled the issue there is no division in the PDP, so there is no
need for a defection. So, Omogunwa should hand over our seat while he goes to
support the APC in Ondo state.”
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