No fewer than 15 senators of the
ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Tuesday, defected from the ruling All
Progressives Congress, APC.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki
announced the defection of the lawmakers.
Up till now, the deputy Senate
President is still under house arrest and absent from the plenary.
The defectors cited that APC was
being fictionalised, hence, they would not continue to pursue their political
careers under the ruling party.
However, the Senate Leader, Ahmed
Lawal opposed the defection, saying the action of the affected lawmakers should
be quarantined while the letter written by the defected lawmakers should be
stood down.
Here is the list of the defected
senators who anchored their reason on the current crisis and faction in the
ruling party.
They are…
1.Rabi’u Kwankwaso (Kano-Central)
2. Dino Melaye (Kogi-West)
3. Adesoji Akanbi (Oyo-South)
4.Monsurat Sunmonu (Oyo-Central)
5.Rafiu Ibrahim (Kwara-South)
6.Suleiman Hunkuyi (Kaduna-North)
7. Lanre Tejuoso (Ogun-Central)
8. Usman Nafada (Gombe)
9. Ibrahim Dambaba (Sokoto)
10.Mohammed Shittu (Jigawa)
11.Isa Misau (Bauchi)
12.Suleiman Nazif (Bauchi)
13.Shaaba Lafiagi (Kwara)
14. Barnabas Gemade (Benue).
15.Senator Abdul-Azeez
Murtala-Nyako (Adamawa)
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