Emeka Ihedioha is the New speaker of the National Assembly

Emeka Ihedioha is the New speaker of the National Assembly
"By Virtue of section Section 68 (1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
The section reads, “A member of the Senate or of the House of Representatives shall vacate his seat in the House of which he is a member if -
(g) being a person whose election to the House was sponsored by a political party, he becomes a member of another political party before the expiration of the period for which that House was elected.”

Ex speaker contravened section (68)(1)(g) by defecting when there is a subsisting court injunction to the effect that there is no division in the PDP
security details is in order. Section 68 (1)(g) made it clear that a lawmaker who defects when there is no division in his party shall vacate his seat.
“The legal advice is that the operational word there is ‘shall.’ That section of the constitution is self-
“There is a subsisting court injunction that there is no division in the PDP and that there is no merger.
“It therefore means that based on that constitutional provision, Tambuwal is no longer a member of the House. Since he is no longer a member, then he cannot be the speaker.
“The withdrawal of Ex- speaker Tambuwal security details is in order. He will even be stopped from entering his office. He is no longer a member of the House.
Comrade Ifeduba ThankGod T ( Aguiyi na Ozubulu) Anambra

Ihedioha