Just in: Surprise as 8 popular lawmakers dump PDP for APC, reason emerges

• The PDP successful Delta authorities has again been deed by a large stroke arsenic six salient lawmakers led by long-serving typical Nicholas Mutu, resigned from the enactment and defected to the APC
• Interestingly, 2 Enugu authorities lawmakers switched from the Labour Party to the PDP owed to and hinged their crushed connected the interior situation rocking the party
• This came days aft Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and erstwhile Governor Ifeanyi Okowa dumped the enactment and moved to the APC

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

In a important twist of events, six members of the House of Representatives from Delta authorities and their 2 counterparts from Enugu authorities person announced their defection from their erstwhile parties to caller governmental platforms.

8 lawmakers determination to APC, PDP

Delta PDP House of Reps Members person abandoned the enactment for APC. Photo credit: House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Source: Facebook

While the six members from Delta authorities announced their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the 2 members from Enugu authorities swapped the Labour Party (LP) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The letters of defection from the members were work connected the level of the House astatine the resumption of plenary connected Tuesday, May 6.

PDP members who defected to the APC

As reported by The Punch, the defecting members from Delta were led by the Leader of the Southern determination caucus of the 3 House and the longest-serving member, Nicholas Mutu (Bomadi), who has been successful the House connected the level of the PDP since 1999.

Other defecting members include;

1. Nnamdi Ezechi (Ndokwa/Nkwuani),
2. Jonathan Okodiko (Isoko),
3. Thomas Eriyetomi (Warri),
4. Julius Pondi (Burutu), and
5. Victor Nwokolo (Ika North and South).

Labour Party members who defected to PDP

Eight lawmakers moved to the ruling APC pursuing Sheriff Oborevwori and Okowa's caller power to the ruling party. Photo credit: Delta authorities government
Source: Facebook

Those who near LP are;

1. Mark Obetta (Nsukka/Igboeze South of Enugu authorities and
2. Dennis Agbo (Igbo Eze North/Udenu).

The defectors anchored their reasons for seeking caller governmental platforms connected the crises rocking their erstwhile parties crossed each levels.

Recall that the Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, and the erstwhile Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, left the PDP 2 weeks agone to articulation the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the alignment of respective heavyweight PDP members with the APC successful Delta authorities has taken a caller twist.

According to a report, the APC’s ongoing registration workout successful parts of Delta authorities began connected a shaky note, arsenic ward leaders declined to register the defectors without ceremonial grounds of resignation from the PDP.

Delta authorities has been governed by the PDP since 1999—until the Governor Sheriff Oborevwori declared for the APC successful April 2025.

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• 2027 election: PDP takes enactment arsenic different politician hints astatine defecting to APC

Three lawmakers dump LP for PDP successful Enugu

In different related development, Legit.ng reported that Labour Party lawmakers Dennis Agbo, Mark-Chidi Obetta, and Malachi-Okey Onyechi officially defected to the PDP successful Enugu.

The defectors hailed Governor Peter Mbah’s enactment benignant and his caller improvement initiatives.

The enactment of the PDP celebrated the cardinal defection and described it arsenic a triumph up of the 2027 election,as the lawmakers (defectors) insisted nary much LP successful Enugu state.

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Source: Legit.ng