The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, has been asked to commence proceedings to declare the seats of defecting legislators in the National Assembly vacant.
Rights activist and social crusader in Delta State, Barr. Oghenejabor Ikimi, in a press release issued to journalists on Friday, said this was necessary to strengthen the country’s fledgling democracy.
Citing the Supreme Court’s case- Abegunde vs. Ondo State House of Assembly & Ors (2015) LPELR-24588, Ikimi called for vigilance on the part of the electorate against greedy politicians for the 2019 polls.
The activist, who also extended the call to attorneys general of states where the political cross-carpeting has also taken place, warned that the conduct of the lawmakers may cause problems for the polity.
“I am not oblivious of the civic duty we owe the Nigerian nation as citizens in protecting and defending her fledgling democracy, hence, my call to the federal and states attorneys general to unseat all erring federal and state legislators vied the law courts.
“Nigerians especially her electorates must shun greedy politicians and must not allow them to truncate our democracy or turn same into a tool for seizing power illegally or to cause disunity and disaffection in our polity.