The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau said the recent defection
of Sen. Joshua Dariye to the All Progressive Congress (APC) was
criminal.
Chairman of the PDP in the state, Chief Damishi Sango, stated this while addressing newsmen on Friday in Jos.
Dariye
in a letter to the Senate, read by President of the Senate, Dr Bukola
Saraki, at plenary few weeks ago, announced his defection to the APC.
Sango said that the movement of Dariye from PDP to APC was unconstitutional.
“It is criminal to carry the mandate of a party to another party.
“So, Dariye’s defection from PDP to APC is not only criminal, but unconstitutional.
“Dariye rode on PDP’s back to become a senator, but he worked for the APC during the last general elections.
“All this while, we knew he is PDP in the day time, but APC at night; so, we were not surprised when he defected,” he said.
Sango
said that PDP would take legal actions if the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) did not declare Dariye’s seat vacant.