A Member of the House of Representatives from Imo State, Nnanna Igbokwe, has dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
In a letter read by Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, at plenary on Tuesday, Igbokwe who represents Ahiazu Mbaise/Ezinihitte, cited division in his former party, as his reason for defection.
He said he joined the APC in January 2017, before the Supreme Court decided on the leadership tussle between the then Caretaker Committee Chairman, Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Modu-Sheriff.
Igbokwe noted that he stopped attending PDP functions both in his home State and the National Assembly since January, when he registered with the APC.
Present in the Chamber to receive him, was the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha.
Moreover, it was gathered that three more members of the PDP, were likely ditching the party for the APC.
The three members include: Nnanna Igbokwe who just defected, Johnson Agbonayinma, and Ben Nwankwo, who had already declared for the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Anambra State.
PDP had lost five of its Lawmakers in the House to other political parties, in 2017 alone.
The defection of Igbokwe brings the total number to six.
The earlier defectors were: Edward Pwajok (Plateau), Adamu Kamale (Adamawa), Hassan Sale (Benue), Zephaniah Jisalo (FCT) and Yusuf Tijjani (Kogi).
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