The Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan, has officially inaugurated nine out of the 16 lawmakers on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform.
Recall that the swearing-in ceremony took place early Friday morning in Jos, the state capital.
One of the members from Jos East was selected to serve as the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly.
Dewan reportedly defended the inauguration by citing a letter he received as the source of authority.
The Court of Appeal’s decision to disqualify the 16 PDP members resulted in the new lawmakers being declared as winners.
The Speaker had previously mentioned that he was instructed by the court not to administer the oath of office to the affected members until the lawsuit filed by the ousted PDP lawmakers was resolved.
However, it was later reported that Speaker Dewan swore in the nine members at the Old Government House, which is currently serving as the temporary venue for the House’s legislative proceedings.
The house did not explain why the remaining seven members were not administered the oath of office.
Nevertheless, insiders revealed that the members were compelled to step down prior to their inauguration, whereas the remaining seven had chosen not to resign.
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