Six Rep Members Join ADC, APC
Six members of the House of Representatives yesterday defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), respectively.
The defectors include Sani Adamu Wakil (Minjibir/Ungogo-Kano), Umar Mukthar Zakari (Tarauni-Kano), Yusuf Umar Datti (Kura/Madobi/Garun Mallam-Kano), and Abdulhakeem Kamilo Ado (Wudil/Garko-Kano), all defecting from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Others are Emeka Chinedu Martin (Ahiazu/Ezinihitte/Mbaise) and Kabiru Ahmadu Maipalace (Gusau/Tsafe-Zamfara), who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The new defection officially increased the number of ADC lawmakers in the House of Representatives to about 24, while the APC has about 282 members.
This is coming barely 24 hours after eight members of the House of Representatives announced their defection to various political parties on Tuesday.
With the latest defections, the number of ADC lawmakers in the House grew to about 24; the ruling APC, 282 members; PDP, 30; Labor Party, 10; APGA five; Accord, four while the APP and the SDP have two each leaving the NNPP with only 1 member.
In their separate letters read on the floor of the House by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen who presided over the sitting, the lawmakers cited internal crisis, divisions and unresolved disputes within their former parties as the reason for switching party alliances.
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