A fresh legal battle has erupted at the Federal High Court in Abuja, with the Labour Party (LP) seeking the removal of Ebonyi lawmaker, Andy Kama Nkemkanma Osi, from the House of Representatives over his alleged "illegal and unconstitutional" defection.
Osi, who represents the Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal Constituency, is accused of violating the 1999 Constitution by abandoning the Labour Party, which sponsored his election to the National Assembly in 2023.
The suit, filed by two prominent LP leaders in Ebonyi State, Eze Oko and Chief Henry Udeh, claims that Osi's defection on July 16, 2025, was without any division or crisis within the Labour Party, and therefore, he should forfeit his seat.
The plaintiffs are asking the court to determine whether the Speaker of the House of Representatives acted unlawfully by failing to declare Osi's seat vacant, and to compel Osi to refund all salaries, allowances, and benefits he has received since his defection.
The LP leaders also want the court to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a fresh election to fill the alleged vacancy, citing Section 76 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
The case is being prosecuted by a legal team led by Anderson U. Asemota, Esq., on behalf of the Labour Party chieftains
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