BREAKING: Another Reps member dumps PDP for APC

A member of the House of Representatives, Sam Onuigbo, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The lawmaker, who represents Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency of Abia State, made his defection known in a letter read by the speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday.

The lawmaker cited division and crisis in his local government chapter of the PDP.

As the tradition, the minority leader, Ndudi Elumelu kicked against his colleague’s action and urged the speaker to declare his seat vacant, a request which as expected was not granted.

Mr Onuigbo’s defection comes as the third consecutive defection in the floor of the house since Tuesday

A total of three lawmakers defected to the ruling APC since the beginning of this week. Mr Onuigbo’s defection makes it the fourth.

On Tuesday, two lawmakers have joined the ruling APC.

The lawmakers made their decision known in separate letters read by the speaker, on Tuesday, during plenary.

The lawmakers, Datti Yako from Kano State and Danjuma Shittu from Taraba State, both based their reasons for dumping their political parties on leadership crises.

While Mr Yako left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Shittu left the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).

Mr Yako particularly cited incessant leadership crises in the PDP at the Kano State chapter.

He had defeated the former chairperson of the House Appropriations committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin, during a rerun election ordered by the Court of Appeal in Kaduna last year.

He was said to have been backed by the ruling APC in Kano during the election on the condition that he would defect to the party after his inauguration.

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