The party said on Thursday, Hon. Tajudeen Adefisoye representing Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency in Ondo State and Hon. Sam Onuigbo representing Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency of Abia State announced at House plenary their respective defections from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and PDP to the APC.
“Also recall that the recent meeting of South South APC leaders received two members of the Federal House of Representatives from Rivers State who defected to the party. They are: Hon. Chisom Dike and Hon. Ephraim Nwuzi (Eleme, Tai Oyigbo & Etche and Omuma Federal Constituencies respectively)
“Evidently, the APC under the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has been repositioned as the party of choice for Nigerians and progressive-minded partisans.
TODAY
December 20, 2020
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has welcomed the recent defection of some members of the House of Representatives to the APC, describing itself as a party of choice for progressive-minded Nigerians.
Secretary, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, of the party, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe in a statement on Sunday in Abuja also thanked all stakeholders for their continued support as the CECPC achieves its renewed mandate to reposition the Party.
Last Wednesday, Hon. Aliyu Yako representing Kiru/Babeji Federal Constituency of Kano State and Hon. Danjuma Shiddi representing Ibi/Wukari Federal Constituency of Taraba State decamped respectively from the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA to the APC.
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By Omeiza Ajayi
The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has welcomed the recent defection of some members of the House of Representatives to the APC, describing itself as a party of choice for progressive-minded Nigerians.
Secretary, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC of the party, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe in a statement on Sunday in Abuja also thanked all stakeholders for their continued support as the CECPC achieves its renewed mandate to reposition the Party.
Last Wednesday, Hon. Aliyu Yako representing Kiru/Babeji Federal Constituency of Kano State and Hon. Danjuma Shiddi representing Ibi/Wukari Federal Constituency of Taraba State decamped respectively from the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA to the APC.
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again lost a member in the House of Representatives, Sam Onuigbo to the All Progressives Congress (PDP).
This is the fourth member of the PDP to dump the party for the ruling APC within the week.
It would be recalled that Datti Yako on Tuesday moved from PDP to the APC, while Danjuma Shittu from Taraba State dumped the All Progressives Congress Alliance for the APC.
On Wednesday, Tajudeen Adefisoye moved from the Social Democratic Party to the APC.
Onuigbo who represents Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency of Abia State in a letter read on the floor of the House by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila on Thursday, cited “division” as the reason for his defection.
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The lawmaker’s defection brings to four the number of lawmakers that have joined the APC on the floor of the house since Tuesday.
Onuigbo’s defection was announced by Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, at plenary on Thursday.
The lawmaker cited crisis and impunity in his local government chapter of the PDP as his reason for defection.
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“The past months have witnessed intense crisis bordering on tyranny, arising from lack of internal democracy and downright impunity in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),” Onuigbo’s letter reads.
“This crisis has seriously distracted genuine leaders from effectively carrying out their primary responsibility of providing leadership to our people who, as it is, have been starved of progressive leadership.