By Busari Kabirat
The High Court of Rivers State has insisted that all the 27 House of Assembly members of the State who defected from Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), to the All Progressives Congress, (APC), still remains the member of the Peoples Democratic Party.
This was stated on Monday by Justice Okogbule Gbasam of the Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt that the claimants were unable to demonstrate that the 27 legislator members have defected to the APC.
The Justice clarified that party membership is confirmed through possessing a membership card or being on the party’s register, insisting that neither verbal declarations nor televised events were enough evidence. Also, the Rivers State government must adhere to all laws enacted by the Assembly since the members are still part of the PDP, and their inclusion in the party’s membership register is the determining factor.
