Watch video: PDP House of Reps member defects to APC, details emerge

• A subordinate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) successful the House of Representatives has dumped the enactment for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
• Hon. Festus Olarewaju Akingbaso, who represents Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency of Ondo authorities 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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FCT, Abuja - Hon. Festus Olarewaju Akingbaso has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)

The lawmaker represents Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency of Ondo authorities successful the Green Chamber of the nationalist assembly.

Hon. Olarewaju Akingbaso explains the crushed for dumping PDP for APC. Photo credit: @irnewsregion
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Akingbaso said helium decided to permission the PDP due to the fact that of the lingering situation successful the party.

The Only PDP lawmaker from Ondo authorities successful the House of Representatives joined APC connected Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

As reported by The Nation, helium explained that helium decided to transportation his tenant with the APC to align with the renewed anticipation docket of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government.

He added that helium besides defected to APC to articulation forces with Tinubu’s renewed anticipation docket to actualize the antiauthoritarian aspirations of his people.

However, the number person of the House, Kingsley Chinda said it was clip for the House to commence the implementation of the provisions of conception 68(1) of the 1999 constitution.

The conception relates to the defection of members.

He drew the attraction of the House to the assemblage of the missive written to the House by the lawmaker,

“The missive is filled with singular noun of I and not the radical who elected him and whom. He represents.”

3 PDP Senators defect to APC

Recall that 3 senators from Kebbi authorities defected from PDP to APC, including Adamu Aliero, Yahaya Abdullahi, and Garba Maidoki.

The defections were announced connected May 13, 2025, marking a large governmental displacement successful Kebbi state.

The reasons down the senators' departure from the PDP stay unclear, but their determination is expected to interaction some parties successful the state.

PDP House of Reps subordinate defects to APC

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a PDP lawmaker successful the House of Representatives, Hon. Amos Magaji dumped the party.

Magaji, representing Java/Zango Kataf Federal Constituency successful Kaduna State defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The national lawmaker explained the crushed for dumping the PDP to the ruling APC connected Tuesday, February 11, 2025.

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