The Niger House of Assembly on Wednesday declared the seat of the member representing Tafa constituency, Danladi Iyah, vacant. Iyah had announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress in a letter read on the floor of the House by the Speaker, Alhaji Ahmed Marafa. “The only ground on which a member can leave his party is if there is a division within that party. “And since there is no division in the APC and he is leaving, his seat should be declared vacant,’’ he added. The House thereafter unanimously resolved to declare the member’s seat vacant through a voice vote.

Source: Punch August 15, 2018 15:56 UTC