Democracy died the day those who were elected on the platform of a political party crossed to another party and retained seats which the electorates granted to the party from which they defected. Firstly Section 68 (1) of the 1999 constitution prohibits carpet crossing. Secondly, no one can stand for election in Nigeria without belonging to a political party which must sponsor one. Hence, an elected person is holding his/her position in trust for, and on behalf of, the party that supports him/her to victory. Constitutionally, legally and commonsense wisely, a carpet crosser or political defector will lose his/her seat in the National Assembly immediately after announcing exit from the party on which platform he/she was elected. Defectors are not democrats when they steal mandates given to a political party and sell them to another party.
S. Kadiri
Skickat: den 7 augusti 2018 10:16
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