The speaker of the House of representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has declared the seats of lawmakers appointed as ministers by President Bola Tinubu, vacant.
Tunji Olubunmi-Ojo and Tanko Sununu were the two members of the green chamber appointed as ministers by Tinubu.
Olubunmi-Ojo represented Akoko north-east/ Akoko north-west of Ondo state, while Sununu represented Yauri/Shanga/Ngaski federal constituency of Katsina.
Tinubu had appointed Olubunmi-Ojo as minister of interior, and Tanko Sununu as minister of state for education.
Abbas declared the seats of the former lawmakers vacant after reading their letters of resignation as members of the house of representatives during the plenary on Tuesday.
The declaration of the seats vacant by the speaker is in line with section 68 of the 1999 constitution.
Section 68 of the 1999 constitution states that: “(1) A member of the Senate or the House of Representatives shall vacate his seat in the House of which he is a member if -he becomes President, Vice-President, Governor, Deputy Governor or a Minister of the Government of the Federation or a Commissioner of the Government of a State or a Special Adviser.”