NDC Faults Delta Assembly Over Egbetamah’s Seat, Urges INEC to Reject Action
Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned the decision of the Delta State House of Assembly to declare the seat of the member representing Udu Constituency, Collins Egbetamah, vacant following his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition party, describing the action as unconstitutional and politically motivated.
In a statement issued on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Osa Director, the party accused the Delta Assembly of engaging in “vindictiveness and selective justice” against the lawmaker, insisting that the move violated his constitutional rights to freedom of association and political participation.
The NDC alleged that Egbetamah, who was originally elected on the platform of the APC, became a target after the Delta State Governor and several lawmakers defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC.
