Politics Saraki kicks as Mark Rejects Defection Letter- The Nation

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Citing a court order, Senate President David Mark may have declined to accept the defecting 11 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senators’ letter.

At a closed door session of the Senate yesterday, Mark reportedly said he would not accept the letter until the injunction restraining him and House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Tambuwal is vacated.

He was also said to have quoted Order 53(5) of the Senate Standing Orders, which stipulates that the Senate must obey court orders.

But leader of the defecting Senators Bukola Saraki was said to have sought to invoke Order 14, which deals with Privileges, to read the letter, if Mark’s “lands are tied”. His request was refused.

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Source: The Nation newspaper

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