Just in: 2 Akwa Ibom senators dump PDP for APC

The wave of defections rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hit the Senate again as two lawmakers from Akwa Ibom have crossed over to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Senators Sampson Ekong (Akwa Ibom South) and Aniekan Bassey (Akwa Ibom North-East) announced their defection during Wednesday’s plenary.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio read their letters on the floor, where both lawmakers blamed PDP’s leadership crisis for their exit.

This latest move adds to the string of big names abandoning PDP, with some heading to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), while others pitch tents with the APC ahead of 2027.