Tag: defections
How PDP, LP, others lost 67 Reps’ seats to APC
The lawmakers usually cite divisions and leadership crises in their parties as the reasons for their defection.
Why politicians defect to other parties – APC chieftain
Abdullahi expressed dissatisfaction with the attitudes of Nigerian political elite, saying that they had polluted the system through manipulation of…
Democracy strong and alive in Nigeria
By Bayo Onanuga We have read the alarming claims of disgruntled opposition figures, some partisan human rights crusaders and emergency…
PDP, Accord, ADC chieftains, others defect to APC in Oyo
Among the defectors were: Alhaja Ejide Saka (ADC), Mrs Olawumi Kola (PDP), Mr Nurudeen Abule (Accord), Mrs Olaide Akande (ADP),…
3 lawmakers dump APC, 1 abandons PDP
The gale of defections rocking the National Assembly ahead of the 2019 general election is far from over as three…
Defections: 2 senators backtrack, meet Buhari in Aso Rock
Senators Lanre Tejuoso (Ogun Central) and Adesoji Akanbi from Oyo South who were reported to have joined the Peoples Democratic…
More defections loom in the House of Reps, says lawmaker
A House of Representatives member, Rep. Abdulrazak Atunwa, who with 36 others defected from All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday,…
Reps to probe APC allegation on defection bribery
Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated its committee on ethics to investigate allegation by the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
Gbemi Saraki, Abdulrazak dump APC for PDP
Senator Gbemisola Saraki, sister of former governor Bukola Saraki and some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara…
PDP loses ground to APC, senator admits
The PDP will, next year, launch an aggressive campaign to regain the grounds it has lost to the massive onslaught…
PDP massive losses, APC massive gains
Executive Council members in the northeastern Nigerian state of Adamawa today formally dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, to team up…
Labour Party boosted in Ondo state
No fewer than 2,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) on Thursday…