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• Ozekhome disagrees, says any governor can cross-carpet to another party
Gboyega Akinsanmi
Senior lawyers yesterday disagreed over the constitutionality of the decision of some governors, who defected from the political party that nominated them for elections to another political party, citing different judicial precedents and sections of the 1999 Constitution (As Amended) to buttress their positions.
While a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Joseph Daudu (SAN) and Nigeria’s foremost human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) argued that the decision of the governors breached the country’s extant laws, another fiery human rights lawyer, Dr. Mike Ozekhome (SAN) claimed that they did not contravene any law for dumping their parties. ....

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