Nigeria: Eight Senators Join Adc From PDP, LP, APGA

Nigeria: Eight Senators Join Adc From PDP, LP, APGA

With the defection of the eight lawmakers, ADC now has nine seats in the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly.

Eight senators join ADC from PDP, LP, APGA

With the defection of the eight lawmakers, ADC now has nine seats in the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly. The post Eight senators join ADC from PDP, LP, APGA appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

APC, ADC gain as fresh defections hit N’Assembly

No fewer than nine senators from different political parties formally announced their defection to the African Democratic Congress on Thursday, further reshaping the political configuration of the Senate.In the House of Representatives, the Peoples Democratic Party suffered fresh losses with six lawmakers defecting to the All Progressives Congress and the ADC.The Labour Party was also hit by the gale of defections, losing five members, while the…

Nigeria: Senate gives Abaribe one week to prove claim of expulsion from APGA after defection to ADC

*As nine senators dump parties for ADC amid deepening opposition crisis WorldStage– Nigeria’s Senate on Thursday issued Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South) a one-week ultimatum to prove his claim that he was expelled from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), following his defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The directive, given by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during a dramatic plenary session, came after lawmakers …

Nine Senators Join ADC

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nine senators from different political parties have defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), further changing the political balance in Nigeria’s Senate. Those who joined the ADC include Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto South), Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South), Binos Yaroe (Adamawa South), Victor Umeh (Anambra Central), Tony Nwoye (Anambra North), Lawal Usman (Kaduna Central), […] The post Nine Senators Join ADC first appeared …

Political Realignment in National Assembly as Senators Ireti Kingibe, Abaribe, Others Formally Defect to ADC

There is no end in sight to the current wave of defections in Nigeria’s political corridor, as nine senators from various parties officially defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) during Thursday’s plenary at the Senate, news.ng reports. The various parties from which the senators defected include the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Thursday’s defections mark a significant…