Ezenwa Onyewuchi, the senator representing Imo East in the National Assembly and a member of the Labour Party (LP), has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Onyewuchi’s defection letter was read on the floor of the red chamber by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday, July 23.
As reported by The Cable, Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo and chair of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), was in the chamber when the letter was read.
Recall that in 2022, Onyewuchi dumped the PDP and joined the Labour Party. He was the first Labour Party senator in the 9th Senate.
But on Tuesday, the Imo senator based his communication on Section 68(1g) of the constitution.
Akpabio directed the sergeant-at-arms to hand Onyewuchi a new seat on the aisle of the majority lawmakers.
Interestingly, Bashir Ahmad, a former presidential aide, confirmed the development in a post shared on his X page.
He tweeted:
The number of LP senators in the upper legislative chamber is now five.
Similarly, TimesNow.com.ng reported that the PDP in Osun state has lost some of its members to the opposition party, the APC.
Hundreds of the PDP members, as well as Action Democratic Party (ADP) members, dumped their party for the APC.
The PDP defectors, led by former local government scribe Alimi Surajudeen, hinged their decision to leave the party on neglect by Governor Ademola Adeleke.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
