Why Orji Kalu's seat won't be declared vacant - Senate
Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- The Senate has said it will not declare the seat of its convicted chief whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, vacant.
The Senate spokesperson, Godiya Akwashiki, disclosed this to Punch Newspaper.
Such a declaration, he said, is against the law.
The lawmaker said no provision in the Nigerian Constitution says the seat of a senator facing prosecution or convicted at a lower court should be declared vacant.
The trial/conviction
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced Mr Kalu to 12 years in prison after convicting him of N7.65 billion fraud.
Mr Kalu, a former governor of Abia State, was pronounced guilty of the charge in a trial that lasted for 12 years.
The ex-governor was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes...
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