QUICK FACTS:

has 26 legislators representing the 26 state constituencies. The state has 31 local government areas

PDP had 21members while APC had four members. Hon. Idongesit Ituen representing Itu, who had defected the APC lost his seat on November 14 through judgment of the Federal High Court, Uyo

court ostensibly to preempt losing his seat, but the judgment turned against him

enforced the judgment of the court not only against Ituen, but the other APC legislators since they were in a similar situation. At end of plenary on November 29, the four other seats of those who had earlier defected were declared vacant leaving PDP with 21seats and APC 0

and 109(2) to declare the seats vacant

Ntuen, Tobby and Udofia-are from Ikot Ekpene Senatorial district, represented by Senator Godswill Akpabio. Ndem is from the same Ikot Abasi federal constituency as APC governorship candidate, Mr. Nsima Ekere. Ituen is from Uyo senatorial

district.

Ibom state on Wednesday ordered Hon. Nse Ntuen to stop parading himself as the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly until the motion filed by the counsel to Speaker Onofiok Luke, is determined

- ously held a ‘session’ in which Luke was removed as Speaker and Ntuen installed in his place

- manuel stormed the House of Assembly accompanied by a large crowd of some policemen, officials of the DSS, commissioners and other government officials.

The five APC lawmakers were forcibly removed from the premises of the assembly. One of them, Ntuen allegedly sustained in the course of the ensuing melee

were also declared vacant by the then Speaker Rt. Hon. Sam Ikon. Those who were affected took the decision in good faith

the our house of assembly elected on the platform of the party, Hon. Asukwo Archibong, representing Urue Offong Oruko defected to the PDP. His seat was not declared vacant

8, 2019