FCT, Abuja – The member representing the Ijumu/Kabba Bunu federal constituency of Kogi state, Hon. Idris Salman has defected from the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Salman officially announced his political decision in a letter read on the floor of the House on Tuesday by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen on Tuesday, July 23.
As reported by The Nation, he said he was defecting to the APC after due consultations.
The lawmaker’s defection was greeted with loud applause by members present at plenary.
Salman was one of the two ADC lawmakers elected into the 10th Assembly and his defection is the first since the House was inaugurated on 13th June 2023.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
