Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Saturday denied sitting on letters allegedly written by some All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators seeking to formally defect to opposition parties.
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Under the constitutions, there is a right for Senator to defect from one party to another if it is duly signed and acknowledged by the senate President.
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In a statement by the Special Adviser (Media), Mr. Ola Awoniyi on Saturday, Lawan said, the parliamentary rules do not allow him to deny reading a letter from any Senator on the floor, while he advised newsmen to verify their facts before publishing.
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Senator Lawan has given his verdict that all the social media trends concerning his sittings on their defection letters were false and there was no letter submitted to him yet.
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Some of the senators want to move to their various choice parties before the upcoming 2023 general elections.
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