BREAKING: Two Lawmakers Resign From House Of Reps
House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas has declared vacant the seats of two former members of the House and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct bye-elections in the two affected constituencies.
The seats became vacant following the appointment of two erstwhile members of the Green Chamber as ministers.
The Speaker said his announcement of the vacant seats followed the receipt of formal letters of resignation, read yesterday during plenary, from the two former lawmakers.
The two former lawmakers were nominated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, screened by the National Assembly and have since assumed duties in their ministries.
The two vacant seats brought to four the number of seats that are currently unoccupied in the Green Chamber.
Tunji-Ojo represented Akoko North East and Akoko North West Federal Constituency of Ondo State and Sununu represented Yauri/Shanta/Ngaski Federal Constituency of Kebbi State.
