Labour Party hit by another wave of defections as lawmaker, leaders join APC

• Hon. Sunday Cyriacus Umeha representing Udi/Ezeagu Federal Constituency (Enugu state) has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC)
• The subordinate of the House of Representatives received the APC broom arsenic helium completed his defection from the Labour Party to the APC
• Umeha explained the crushed for dumping the Labour Party for the ruling APC during his authoritative defection astatine the Akama Oghe Field successful Ezeagu Local Government

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

Enugu state - Hon Sunday Umeha representing Udi/Ezeagu Federal Constituency (Enugu state) successful the House of Representatives has dumped the Labour Party for the All Progressives Congress (APC)

Former Federal lawmaker, arsenic good arsenic implicit 10,000 erstwhile supporters of the Labour Party, followed Umeha to the ruling APC.

Labour Party lawmaker, leaders person APC-broom successful Enugu state. Photo credit: @SundayUmeha
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As reported by AIT News, Umeha and different LP members were received by the APC astatine an lawsuit successful the Udi/Ezeagu Federal constituency.

Umeha said helium decided to articulation the APC to enactment President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.

He credited the APC-led Federal authorities for the ongoing infrastructure improvement successful Enugu State and the Southeast portion of the country.

The national lawmaker stated this portion addressing newsmen aft defecting to the ruling APC.

The APC leaders successful the authorities spot the monolithic defection from the Labour Party arsenic a increasing motion of discontent with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s enactment successful Enugu State.

"My defection wasn’t personal. It was people-driven. I went to the grassroots and asked my radical directly. Their effect was overwhelming – they spot the bully the APC is doing nationally and privation to beryllium portion of it”

Rt. Hon. Dennis Oguerinwa – contiguous past subordinate representing Ezeagu/Udi Federal Constituency successful the House of Representatives and erstwhile Labour Party, Enugu West Senatorial Candidate astatine the 2023 wide predetermination besides officially defected to the ruling APC.

Raymond Nkannebe, Esq | Director of Media and Public Communications, Rt. Hon. Barr. Sunday Cyriacus Umeha, Media Office, made this known successful a connection issued via the lawmaker's X grip @SundayUmeha.

According to the statement, the item of the lawsuit was the authoritative presumption of the symbolic broom to Hon. Umeha by the APC president successful Enugu authorities – Hon. Barr. Ugochukwu Agballah.

12 Senators, House of Reps members to articulation APC

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's power is winning implicit much absorption national lawmakers to the ruling the All Progressives Congress (APC).

At slightest 20 PDP and YPP national lawmakers person resolved to articulation Akwa Ibom authorities Governor, Umo Eno successful the APC.

Legit.ng recalls that Governor Eno officially dumped the PDP for the ruling APC connected Friday, June 6, 2025.

PDP suffers nonaccomplishment arsenic lawmaker defects to APC

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a subordinate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) successful the House of Representatives dumped the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Hon. Festus Olarewaju Akingbaso, who represents Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency of Ondo state joined the ruling APC connected Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

The national lawmaker, Akingbaso explained his reasons for dumping the PDP for the ruling APC successful the Green Chamber.

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