HOUSE OF REPS: DECLARE FALEKE'S SEAT VACANT

 

The Kogi State Governor -elect, James Faleke, yesterday returned to the house of Representative in Abuja to take up the seat he vacated after he transferred his voter's card to Kogi State to enable him contest for the deputy governorship election in the recently concluded governorship election in the state.

He has announced that he will not be available for the inauguration of the governor-elect, Yahaya Bello and is challenging  in court, the party's decision to field Bello as substitute to the late All Progressive Congress, APC,  flag bearer Prince Abubakar Audu, instead of  him as the governorship candidate in the supplementary election.

In the meantime, Faleke, who returned amid cheers from colleagues took part in the day's plenary as a representative of Lagos State raises another issue legal.

Does he having transferred his voter's card to Kogi and participated in an election there remains qualified to represent Lagos on the strength of the initial election after changing place of origin and domicile.

What would have happened if the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had been alive to its responsible declared that seat vacant and commenced the process of filling the vacancy within ninety days starting from the day he transferred his voter's card to Kogi State.

Technically speaking Kogi State has an extra one  member in the house than is legally required.

James faleke's seat should  be declared vacant and another election organized to fill the vacant position.

I expect legal fireworks  to begin immediately concerning this abnormality.