Defections: PDP, APC Lose Five Lawmakers Each

 Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal

Muhammad Bello in Abuja

The gale of defections that has become a recurring decimal in the House of Representatives since last year continued on Tuesday as both the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) lost in equal measure.

Five members of the APC, kow-towing to the political reality in their states, Ogun, left the party for the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

The five lawmakers followed in the steps of former governor of Ogun, Olusegun Osoba. They are: Tunde Ogundara, Adeyemi Adekunle, Olumide Babatunde Osoba, Abiodun Balogun and Taofeek Braimoh.

The lawmakers, in a letter addressed to Speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, which he read at plenary, attributed  their defection to the crisis in the Ogun State chapter of the APC.

Citing Section 68 (g) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, they said they decided to leave the APC.

Equally, four members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defected to the APC, while one moved to the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM).

Hon. Aisha Ahmed Binani who is eyeing a  senatorial ticket for Adamawa Central, left the ruling party for PDM where she reportedly picked the ticket of her aspiration.

The members of the ruling party that opted for the opposition party who Jagaba Adams Jagaba (Kaduna), Isa Hassan Mohammed (Bauchi); Herman Hembe (Benue) and Ibrahim Tukur El-Sudi (Taraba).

Jagaba had after the PDP congress in Area Kachia Local Government tendered his resignation letter as a member of the party in Kaduna State, alleging that being the highest elective officer of the party in the area, he was not in the picture of what transpired.

On his part, Hon. El-Sudi had last week announced that he was leaving the PDP because of the crisis rocking the party in Taraba State.

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