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PDP Chieftain writes Akpabio, wants Ebonyi South seat to be declared vacant

Kenneth Onyekwere by Kenneth Onyekwere
December 16, 2024
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A Legal Practitioner and Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Silas Onu has sent a strongly worded letter to the Senate President, Senator Godswill Apkabio urging him to officially declare the Ebonyi South senatorial seat of the state vacant.

Onu said it will enable the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct bye election for the vacant seat.

This is contained in a letter he addressed to Akpabio and made available to newsmen in Abakiliki on Thursday.

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According to him, the taking of oath of office as Minister of Works by Senator David Umahi in August rendered the senatorial zone without a senator thereby denying it many benefits, rights and privileges.

“This letter is pursuant to section 147 (4) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) which provides thus:

“Where a member of the National Assembly or a House of Assembly is appointed as Minister of the Government of the Federation, he shall be deemed to have resigned his membership of the National Assembly or the House of Assembly on his taking the oath of Office as Minister.”

” The above provision is reinforced by section 68 (1) (d) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended)”, he said

He noted that based on the fact that Senator David Nweze Umahi who represented Ebonyi South in this Senate, took oath of office as Minister of the Federation on 21″ August 2023, the Ebonyi South Senate seat became vacant.

“Most Distinguished Sir, section 68 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) empowers you to give effect to such vacancy”

Read also: PDP Chieftain defects to APC in Ebonyi

He further stated that it behoves Mr Akpabio ‘to give effect to this vacancy by communicating the vacancy to the Independent National Electoral Commission who in turn shall cause a bye-election to be held within 90 days as required by law’.

The former State Chairman of PDP lamented that his senatorial zone as a result has lost all benefits that should have accrued to it if it had a Senator.

“I have taken the pains of writing this letter as it appears that my Senatorial Zone has been forgotten and has not been involved in the affairs of the Nigerian Senates, being our Constitutional right, for one hundred and sixteen days (116) – this is unacceptable sir”

” Time is running out and we have certainly missed out on the current budget circle as we have no representation in the Senate to advance our interest in the said budget and other important benefits that accrue to citizens”, he said

Mr Onu noted that there is no evidence that Mr Akpabio has given effect to the vacancy for Ebonyi South that has been in existence since August 21st 2023 either by any form of pronouncement or communication to the Independent National Electoral Commission.

“Therefore, may I plead that you, without further delay, give effect to the long-existing vacancy for Ebonyi South so that the Independent National Electoral Commission can carry out its own Constitutional duty within a reasonable time as permitted by law”.

” I do believe that you are a very considerate leader of the Senate and that you will not deliberately abdicate your duty owed to the people of Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone at this critical time.

“I believe that you will act swiftly to give effect to the dictates of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).
I thank you most sincerely for your understanding and action”, he concluded.

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