The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to conduct new elections in the 27 state constituencies of Rivers State.
The party said this in a statement on Monday in the wake of the defection of 27 Rivers state Assembly members from the PDP to the APC and called on INEC to declare their seats vacant.
The PDP called on the speaker of the Rivers state house of assembly to promptly adhere to the constitution by declaring the seats of the 27 former lawmakers vacant.
The PDP warned the lawmakers against presenting themselves as members of the Rivers state house of assembly, cautioning that such actions could lead to charges of impersonation with serious legal consequences.