Speaker expresses shock as Reps Spokesperson Agbese defects to Labour Party

The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Labour Party (LP), a determination that has stirred reactions wrong the National Assembly.

Agbese, who represents Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency of Benue State, formally announced his defection during plenary connected Tuesday pursuing the House’s resumption.

Reading his missive connected the floor, the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, said the lawmaker attributed his exit from the APC to lingering interior crises wrong the party.

Despite his defection, Agbese reaffirmed enactment for President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, stating that his constituency remains aligned with the imaginativeness and that helium would proceed to enactment it.

In his reaction, Speaker Abbas expressed astonishment astatine the development, noting that nary subordinate had near the ruling enactment for different since the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly.

“Honourable colleagues, we person the archetypal subordinate of the 10th House of Representatives leaving the bulk enactment to articulation the Labour Party. Members of the Labour Party should delight admit him,” Abbas said.

Speaking with journalists soon after, Agbese said his determination was driven by the interests of his constituents and d...