Abuja: Five members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and one lawmaker from the Labour Party (LP) have officially defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Reading their respective letters of defection during plenary, the Speaker, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, quoted them as citing internal crises and divisions as reasons for quitting their former party.
Tajudeen, while welcoming them to APC, said that the party was large enough to accommodate all.
Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Rep. Nnolim Nnaji, representing the Nkanu East/Nkanu West federal constituency of Enugu State, said that the move was aimed at the development of the state.
According to Nnaji, the motive is to align with the central government for unhindered support of Gov. Peter Mbah to continue performing credibly in the state.
The lawmakers who defected from PDP to APC from Enugu State included: Reps. Nnolim Nnaji, Nkanu East/Nkanu West federal constituency; Martins Oke, Igbo Etiti/Uzo Uwani federal constituency and Nnamdi Agbo, Igbo-Eze North/Udenu federal constituency.
Others were: Reps. Anayo Onwuegbu, Aninri Agwu/Oji River federal constituency and Chidi Obeta, Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South federal constituency.
Rep. Daniel Asama, representing the Bass/Jos North federal constituency of Plateau, has also defected from the Labour Party to the ruling APC.
