BREAKING: Three PDP senators defect to APC

Three Senators elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The lawmakers notified the Senate of their decision to join the ruling APC.

The senators are the Minority Whip, Sahabi Ya’u (Zamfara North); Peter Nwaoboshi (Delta North); and Lawal Anka (Zamfara West).

The lawmakers made their decision to dump PDP for APC known in separate letters read on the floor of the Red Chamber by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, during the plenary.

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The senators, in the letter, said they left the PDP due to the divisions at various levels.

The lawmakers cited the collapse of internal democracy and crisis as their reasons for leaving the PDP.

“…Being a representative of my people and having consulted widely with them, I have decided to defect from the crisis-ridden party to a more formidable and peaceful party,” part of Mr Yau’s letter read.

On his part, Mr Anka said, “I wish to inform you of my decision to move from the PDP to the APC.

“The decision is necessitated by the crisis of the state chapter of the PDP that has negatively affected the representation of our constituents.”

Their defection comes barely 24 hours after the state governor, Bello Matawalle, formally joined the APC.

It also comes barely a day after the senator representing Zamfara Central senatorial district, Hassan Gusau, announced his resignation from the PDP.

He, however, did not state the party he would join.

The lawmakers were, thereafter, allocated seats on the APC side in the chamber.

Nwaoboshi too…

In the same vein, Peter Nwaoboshi who represents Delta North, also formally announced his defection from the PDP to the APC.

This was also contained in a separate letter to the Senate. And like his colleagues, he cited irreparable crisis in the PDP as part of his reasons for leaving the party.

“I write to notify you that I have formally joined the APC.

“The PDP in its entirety is imploding under huge…distinctionalisation, intolerance, tyranny and gross failure of leadership in ways that are impossible for normalcy to continue in the party.

“This communication is made pursuant to Section 68(1)d of the Constitution for your information, guidance and record purposes.”

The senator, who was accused by a government agency of using 11 companies as fronts to secure for himself a N3.6 billion contract, was welcomed to the APC by President Muhammadu Buhari last Friday.

The defection of key political players like governors etc, from one party to the other is commonplace in Nigerian politics.

Lawan, in a remark, congratulated the new APC senators for their decision to move to the ruling party.

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