The Labour Party has announced plans to take legal action against four of its House of Representatives members who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC)
The defecting lawmakers—Chinedu Okere, Mathew Donatus, Akiba Bassey, and Esosa Iyawe—were announced by House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas on Thursday. Abbas cited “internal crisis” within the Labour Party as the reason for their defection.
However, Labour Party spokesperson Obiora Ifoh refuted the claim, stating that no individual has the right to defect with the party’s mandate.
In a statement, Ifoh said:
“Though the Labour Party leadership is undaunted by the defection, it has decided not to let it slide. The party has instructed its legal team to initiate legal proceedings against the defectors and begin the process of reclaiming our mandates in accordance with the 1999 Constitution and the 2022 Electoral Act as amended.
“There is absolute peace in the Labour Party. Therefore, no one elected on the party’s ticket has the constitutional protection to decamp and take the party’s mandate with them.”
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