The bid by Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) to unseat the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal through an
ex-parte application has failed, reports Thisday.
The trial judge Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a
Federal High Court in Abuja has asked the
party to put Tambuwal on notice.
The PDP through of one of its members in the
House, Abiodun Akinlade, had approached the
court seeking an order of mandamus to compel
the Speaker to vacate his seat having dfected
from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress
(APC).
PDP also prayed the court for an alternative
order directing the Deputy Speaker of the House
of to declare the Kebbe/Tambuwal seat vacant
by an order of mandamus.
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