Chief Edwin Clark, the Convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, has maintained that Martins Amaewhule, the former Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, and 27 other pro-Wike lawmakers have lost their seats due to their defection to the All Progressives Congress.
Clark argued that the lawmakers committed perjury by claiming to be members of the Peoples Democratic Party in one court document and denying their defection in another. This conflicting position, Clark said, is enough reason for them to lose their seats in the Rivers State House of Assembly.
In a statement released on Monday, Clark said, “Now that the former Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, and his 27 colleagues have confirmed in a court of law that they defected from the PDP to the APC, they have automatically lost their seats as of December 11, 2023, and are therefore disqualified from bringing any court action on behalf of the Rivers State House of Assembly and its members.”
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Clark also alleged that the FCT Minister and the lawmakers are doing everything possible to undermine Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, adding that President Tinubu had failed to call Wike to order. He criticized Wike for having no respect for the Constitution, stating that Nigerians would one day ask the President why he allowed the Minister to breach the Constitution on several occasions.
Additionally, Clark stated that the judgment allegedly given by Justice Omotosho is null and void and was obtained by fraud. He also said that the three-man panel that sat on Justice Omotosho’s case did not preside over any valid judgment to be reviewed or supervised by the Court of Appeal because the case was dead long ago.
In conclusion, Clark said, “Nyesom Wike, who is a serving Minister in President Bola Tinubu’s government, has no regard or respect for the Constitution of Nigeria. Mr. President may one day be asked by patriotic Nigerians why he allowed Nyesom Wike to breach the Constitution of Nigeria on several occasions.”
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