The 16 Plateau House of Assembly members, sacked by the Court of Appeal last November, have resolved to resume legislative duties on Tuesday.

The group of ousted legislators made their decision known in a press briefing on Monday in Jos.

The members, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had their election nullified by the court for a lack of party structure.

Federal lawmakers were also sacked by the Court of Appeal, citing the same reason, and re-run elections to fill their seats had been set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for February 3.

The court also quashed Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s election for the same reason.

However, the Supreme Court reversed Mr Mutfwang’s sack in a January 12 judgment, which held that the lower court erred in its ruling.

Deducing from the apex court’s judgement, the lawmakers claimed they were only on recess and would resume duties on Tuesday.

The spokesperson for the group, Ishaku Maren, said that while they were in recess, two judgements were delivered regarding the status of the Plateau State House of Assembly.

Mr Maren, the assembly’s majority leader before the Appeal Court judgement, stated that they were a product of democracy and were validly elected by constituents.

“It was even in the words of the Supreme Court that that Appeal Court judgment was a miscarriage of justice.

“I want to also state that even in law, it says that if there is an injury, there will certainly be a remedy.

“Our constituents are willing and ready to accompany us to the assembly tomorrow because they voted for us, and they are not ready to compromise that,” Mr Maren stated.

(NAN)