The succession games in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) shaped the polity in the outgoing year. High-profile defections, intra-party crises and the bid to amend the Electoral Act, 2021 accounted for the drama. Deputy Political Editor RAYMOND MORDI lists some of the main political events that made…
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The lawmaker representing the Egbado North/Imeko Afon Federal Constituency of Ogun State, Jimoh Aremu, has moved from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the
The defection was announced by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, while reading a letter from the lawmaker on Wednesday.
Mr Aremu cited ‘irreconcilable differences’ with his political party. He added that moving to the ruling APC will ensure his constituents get the “dividend of democracy.”
“I will rather join the APC that will have my people benefit from the dividend of democracy,” he said.
The Deputy Minority Leader, Toby Okechukwu (PDP, Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency of Enugu State), while protesting the defection, said the reasons given for the defection were contradictory.
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