Nigeria, Nov. 1 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Abubakar Gummi, the lawmaker representing Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency of Zamfara State in the House of Representatives.

The court sacked him for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Judge Obiora Egwuatu, in his judgement, restrained the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, from further recognising Mr Gummi as the member representing Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency.

He declared that a lawmaker it is morally wrong for a politician to transfer the votes of a political party to another. "Political prostitution must not be rewarded," he added.

The judge said that a situation where the voters mad...