DEFECTION: PDP Can't Impeach Tambuwal Unless...
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The leadership of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP has admitted it may not that simple to unseat the Speaker of the House of Representative, Mr. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal who recently defected to the All Progressive Congress.
The PDP on Tuesday acknowledged it may lack the two-third support which is required to force the speaker out, Premium Times reports.
To impeach the speaker, 240 out of the 360 members of the house would have to agree on the move and currently, the PDP leads with 189, while the APC has 159 members and the remaining slots is occupied by smaller opposition parties.
Speaking on the impeachment matter, the deputy Majority Leader, Leo Ogor said: “I think we need to be mindful of the constitution. According to the constitution, you would need a two-third majority to remove a sitting Speaker. Do we have two-third? That is another matter we need to ponder over.
The leadership of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP has admitted it may not that simple to unseat the Speaker of the House of Representative, Mr. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal who recently defected to the All Progressive Congress.
The PDP on Tuesday acknowledged it may lack the two-third support which is required to force the speaker out, Premium Times reports.
To impeach the speaker, 240 out of the 360 members of the house would have to agree on the move and currently, the PDP leads with 189, while the APC has 159 members and the remaining slots is occupied by smaller opposition parties.
Speaking on the impeachment matter, the deputy Majority Leader, Leo Ogor said: “I think we need to be mindful of the constitution. According to the constitution, you would need a two-third majority to remove a sitting Speaker. Do we have two-third? That is another matter we need to ponder over.
The PDP on Tuesday acknowledged it may lack the two-third support which is required to force the speaker out, Premium Times reports.
To impeach the speaker, 240 out of the 360 members of the house would have to agree on the move and currently, the PDP leads with 189, while the APC has 159 members and the remaining slots is occupied by smaller opposition parties.
Speaking on the impeachment matter, the deputy Majority Leader, Leo Ogor said: “I think we need to be mindful of the constitution. According to the constitution, you would need a two-third majority to remove a sitting Speaker. Do we have two-third? That is another matter we need to ponder over.
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