The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has faulted the constitutional provision on cross carpeting.
Speaking at the annual lecture of the Abuja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Legal Director at the Commission, Mr Ibrahim Bawa, said that whereas the constitution recommends sanctions for cross carpeting in the legislature, the law does not recommend any sanction for members of the executive who defect to another political party.
Mr Bawa said that position is not equitable and Nigerians should do something about it.
He was however, quick to explain that judicial pronouncements has helped the electoral commission to shape the Electoral Act to deliver credible elections.
The defection of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, last week to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has caused ripples within the Nigeria’s political system.
