The Ebonyi House of Assembly has declared the seats of three of its
members elected under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, vacant.
The decision was taken following a letter of resignation purportedly
written by the three lawmakers.
The Speaker read the letters on the floor of the House after which he
declared the seats of the three lawmakers vacant.
He also ordered the clerk to write to the Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, to notify the electoral body of the development and
the need to conduct fresh elections in the affected constituencies.
The three lawmakers and their PDP colleagues were however not at the
sitting, while all fifteen All Progressive Party, APC, lawmakers attended
the sitting.
