Big win for APC as another Labour Party Senator to defect to ruling party

• Another legislator from the Labour Party (LP) is reportedly acceptable to articulation the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
• Senator representing Edo South senatorial district, Neda Imasuen, is reportedly said to beryllium preparing to defect to the APC
• The Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor connected Political Mobilisation and Engagement, Eugene Utubor, explained the crushed for Imasuen's determination to dump LP for APC

Legit.ng journalist, Adekunle Dada has implicit 8 years of acquisition covering metro, authorities policy, and planetary issues

Benin City, Edo state - Labour Party Senator, representing Edo South senatorial district, Neda Imasuen, is expected to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)

The Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor connected Political Mobilisation and Engagement, Eugene Utubor, said Imasuen defection to the APC is imminent.

Governor Monday Okpebholo's adjutant says Senator Neda Imasuen volition articulation APC. Photo credit: Nigerian Senate
Source: Facebook

According to The Punch, Utubor said Senator Imasuen is inclined to articulation the APC.

He disclosed that efforts are underway to guarantee Imasuen strengthens the party’s ranks some astatine the nationalist and authorities levels.

Utubor met with Senator Imasuen connected Tuesday night, April 22, 2025, successful Benin City, the Edo authorities capital.

Imasuen is the Chairman of the Senate Committee connected Ethics and Privileges successful the 10th assembly.

The legislator has connected respective occasions, avoided questions regarding his continued rank of the Labour Party owed to the ongoing turmoil wrong the party.

Utubor said:

“I tin archer you that Senator Neda Imasuen volition articulation the All Progressives Congress successful the coming days. I was with him connected Tuesday, and his assemblage connection speaks volumes.“Imasuen believes that the politician has performed remarkably good successful specified a abbreviated time, and it is important that we unite to enactment the governor’s imaginativeness for our people.“He has encouraged each well-meaning Edo national to rally down the politician arsenic helium works diligently for our corporate progress.”

Imasuen has been often seen astatine nationalist functions alongside notable APC leaders successful Edo State.

He is said to support a cordial narration with members of the ruling enactment successful the state.

5 Labour Party lawmakers defect to APC

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Labour Party condemned the defection of 5 lawmakers to the APC, calling it "irrational, untenable, and inconsistent"

The enactment highlighted that Section 68(g) of the 1999 Constitution restricts enactment changes without a enactment divided oregon merger.

Labour Party announced plans to instrumentality ineligible enactment to reclaim the seats of the defectors and urged Nigerians to beryllium wary of politicians switching parties.

Labour Party blows blistery arsenic Lawmakers defect to APC

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Labour Party (LP) registered its displeasure implicit the defection of four of its members to the ruling APC.

Four Labour Party lawmakers successful the House of Representatives dumped the enactment connected Thursday, December 5, 2024.

The LP’s spokesperson, Obiora Ifoh, said the enactment volition instruct its ineligible squad to commence ineligible actions against the defectors.

PAY ATTENTION: Сheck retired quality that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ find the “Recommended for you” artifact connected the location leafage and enjoy!

Source: Legit.ng