Why Defecting Governors and Lawmakers Kept Their Seats Under Section 68(1)(g)

Section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution requires any officeholder who resigns from the party that elected them to vacate their seat. The law automatically removes you from office if you defect. But there’s a clear exception: you keep your seat when your original party is factionalized or has merged with another. This is why the 3 governors, 4 senators and 17 members of the House of Representatives who moved into the NDC structure did not lose their seats.

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