The Labour Celebration caucus within the Space of Representatives has misplaced 4 of its individuals to the ruling All Progressives Congress on Thursday.
The lawmakers Who left LP for APC are Tochukwu Okere (Imo), Donatus Mathew (Kaduna), Bassey Akiba (Move River), and Iyawe Esosa (Edo).
In a similar way, the daughter of former Delta Condition Governor, Mr James Ibori, Erthiatake Ibori-Suenu, additionally ended her courting with the Peoples Democratic Celebration as she joined the APC.
Confirming the advance, Matthew, who represents Kaura Federal Constituency of Kaduna Condition, mentioned the verdict to problem to the APC is in keeping with conviction.
Requested if his coming near near defection has the backing of his Constituency, Matthew who made historical past when he received the parliamentary election in 2023 as a industrial bike rider mentioned, “You can’t simply paintings at the choice of the folk on the constituency degree since you are coping with folk with other ranges of figuring out.
“I am taking this decision based on conviction. That is why whether you like it or not, there are people within the constituency who are convinced that it (defection) is the right decision for them. There are those who are skeptical waiting for the outcome,” he mentioned.
Their letter of defection to the APC was once learn at the ground of the Inexperienced Chamber by way of the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas on Thursday.
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