The
rank of the APC in the Senate swelled on Wednesday with the defection of 11
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senators to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Among the senators
that defected are Bukola Saraki, Mohammed Ndume, Danjuma Goje and Abdullahi
Adamu. The senators
communicated their decision to decamp to the APC in a letter addressed to the
Senate President, David Mark. There are reports that some more senators could
decamp in the coming weeks.
The PDP still
appears to have the majority in the Senate despite the defections, although
official figures are yet to be announced. The gale of
defection had hit the House of Representatives last December when 37 PDP
members of the chamber defected to the APC. Five PDP governors
had earlier moved to the opposition party on November 26.
The governors are Chibuike Amaechi (Rivers), Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto), Rabi’u Kwankwaso (Kano), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa) and Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara).
Mr. Saraki had told journalists at the weekend that more PDP senators would decamp upon resumption of the upper legislative chamber this week.
The governors are Chibuike Amaechi (Rivers), Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto), Rabi’u Kwankwaso (Kano), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa) and Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara).
Mr. Saraki had told journalists at the weekend that more PDP senators would decamp upon resumption of the upper legislative chamber this week.
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