A total of 37 members of the
House of Representatives have defected from Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives
Congress (APC).
Of this number, 32 joined the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while four joined the African Democratic
Congress (ADC). One later announced he was also leaving the APC but did not
state his new party.
Announcing their defection on
Tuesday during plenary, the first 36 lawmakers cited division at all levels of
the APC as the reason for their defection.
Prominent among the defectors are
Sani Rano, Barry Mpigi, Ali Madaki, Dickson Tackighir, Hassan Saleh, Danburam
Nuhu, Mark Gbilah, Razak Atunwa, Ahmed Bichi, Abdulsamad Dasuki and Zakari
Mohammed.
Neither the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, nor his deputy, Yusuff Lasun, was named
among the defectors.
Few minutes after the 36
announced their defection, the chairman
of the House of Representatives Rules and Business, Orker Jev, announced he was
also resigning from the APC.
He cited division in the APC as
his reason for leaving the party. He however did not announce the party he is
moving to.
Earlier in the day, 15 senators
announced their defection from the APC, majority moving to the PDP.
More details later…
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