No fewer than 4 members of the Home of Representatives elected on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday.
The Speaker of the Home, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas who made this announcement throughout plenary didn’t disclosed the rationale for his or her defection.
The defecting lawmakers embrace Chinedu Okere (Owerri Municipal/Owerri North/Owerri West Constituency, Imo State), Mathew Donatus (Kaura Federal Constituency, Kaduna State),Akiba Bassey (Calabar Municipal/Odukpani Constituency, Cross River State) and Esosa Iyawe (Oredo Federal Constituency, Edo State)
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Nonetheless, political analysts counsel this shift could possibly be tied to the realignment of pursuits because the 2027 basic elections method, alongside doable inner get together disagreements inside the Labour Party.
This growth additional bolsters the APC’s majority within the decrease chamber, reinforcing its affect on legislative actions.
In the meantime, the Labour Party is but to concern an official assertion relating to the defections.
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