This development followed a letter from the APC State Chairman, Sunday Fagbemi, addressed to the Speaker of the House, Salihu Yakubu-Danladi, requesting the vacation of the seats in accordance with Section 109 (1g) (2) of the 1999 Constitution.

*It is a political persecution, says PDP

The Kwara State House of Assembly has declared the seats of two of its members, Saaba Issa Gideon and Olusola Odetundun, vacant following their defection