2027 election: Nigerian gov begin bold moves for Tinubu as top PDP lawmaker joins APC

• Kaycee Osamwonyi, the lawmaker representing Uhunmwonde Constituency successful Edo House of Assembly, has dumped the PDP
• He announced his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) connected Wednesday, April 9, a fewer weeks aft 4 assembly members successful the authorities dumped the PDP
• Governor Monday Okpebholo received Osamwonyi connected Wednesday and declared readiness for Edo authorities to spell each retired for President Tinubu's re-election bid successful 2027

Legit.ng writer Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

Benin-City, Edo authorities - Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo state, connected Wednesday, April 9, launched President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election run successful the state.

Okpebholo reacts arsenic Edo lawmaker joins APC

Edo lawmaker dumps PDP for APC. Photo credit: Edo Videos
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This was aft different lawmaker from the absorption Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kaycee Osamwonyi, representing Uhunmwonde Constituency successful the 24-member Edo State House of Assembly, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Osamwonyi is simply a subordinate of the House Committee connected Budget and Appropriation.

Legit.ng reported that four lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party had defected to the ruling APC successful Edo state.

They announced their defection connected Wednesday, March 12, 2025, expanding APC's practice successful the House to 13 members portion PDP present holds 11 seats.

The defecting lawmakers cited interior divisions wrong their erstwhile parties arsenic a cardinal crushed for their move, aligning themselves with the imaginativeness of Governor Monday Okpebholo.

With Osamwonyi's defection, the APC present holds a bulk with 14 lawmakers, portion the PDP has 10 remaining members.

Okpebholo flags disconnected Tinubu’s run arsenic much lawmakers articulation APC

Edo politician flags disconnected Tinubu’s run arsenic lawmaker dumps PDP for APC. Photo credit: Edo authorities government, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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As reported by The Nation, Governor Okpebholo received Osamwonyi astatine the Government House successful Benin City, pursuing his ceremonial reception into the APC by the authorities enactment chairman, Jarrett Tenebe, who presented him to the governor.

Commending Osamwonyi and others who person joined the APC, Okpebholo assured them of an inclusive and supportive situation to enactment unneurotic for the advancement of Edo state.

He reiterated his administration’s committedness to ongoing developmental efforts aimed astatine revitalising each sectors of the state’s system and improving the lives of its residents.

He said:

“We congratulate you (Osamwonyi) for returning home. Your coming is simply a positive for the enactment (APC), arsenic we person 5 of you who person joined, and you person made our enactment stronger.“Uhunmwonde Local Government is precise peculiar to me, and unneurotic we tin make the country and unfastened it for maturation and development.“The adjacent wide elections, particularly the 2027 statesmanlike election, we are acceptable successful Edo State. We person kick-started our ain campaigns for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu successful 2027. We person to mobilise the youths successful our state, and you are portion of the youths. I committedness you that you volition bask our enactment arsenic you person chosen to articulation us.”

Osamwonyi, successful his remarks, stated that his determination to articulation APC was a effect of the disunity successful the PDP from the nationalist to portion level, arsenic good arsenic the achievements of Okpebholo successful a precise abbreviated clip successful office.

Read much astir politicians and defections here:

• House of Reps subordinate dumps party, defects to APGA, gives reason
• Edo politician reacts arsenic 17 of 18 LG chairmen defect to APC: “2027 victory, definite for Tinubu”
• PDP chieftain dumps enactment for APC
• Two Reps subordinate exit PDP for APC

Enugu lawmaker dumps Labour Party, joins PDP

In different akin development, Legit.ng reported that Labour Party lawmaker Eze Gabriel has defected to the PDP, citing interior divisions and persistent situation wrong his erstwhile party.

Eze, representing Isi-Uzo constituency successful the Enugu House of Assembly, made the announcement during plenary connected Tuesday.

The lawmaker criticised the enactment of the enactment and affirmed his content that the PDP offered a much unchangeable level to service his constituents.

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