BREAKING: Kwankwaso, Melaye, 13 Other Senators Dump APC
Fifteen senators of the ruling All progressives Congress have defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Senate President Bukola Saraki announced their defection in a letter he read at Plenary on Tuesday.
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The defectors include, Rabi’u Kwankwaso (Kano-Central), Dino Melaye (Kogi-West), Adesoji Akanbi (Oyo-South), Monsurat Sunmonu (Oyo-Central), Rafiu Ibrahim (Kwara-South), Suleiman Hunkuyi (Kaduna-North), and Lanre Tejuoso (Ogun-Central).
Others are Usman Nafada (Gombe), Ibrahim Dambaba (Sokoto), Mohammed Shittu (Jigawa) Isa Misau (Bauchi) Suleiman Nazif (Bauchi) Shaaba Lafiagi (Kwara) and Barnabas Gemade (Benue).
Meanwhile, Senator Abdul-Azeez Murtala-Nyako (Adamawa), who had earlier dumped the APC for the African Democratic Congress, formalised his defection today.
Senate President, @bukolasaraki announces defection of Senators: @lanretejuoso, Shaaba Lafiagi, @BI_Gemade, @dino_melaye, Ubali Shittu, @rafiuibrahim, @SenIsahMisau, Suleiman Hunkuyi, @MonsuratSpeaks, Abdullahi Danbaba, Bayero Nafada, Suleiman Nazif, @RMKwankwaso…
— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) July 24, 2018
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…Abdul-Aziz Nyako, Soji Akanbi to PDP.#TodayInSenatePlenary
— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) July 24, 2018
Recall that on Monday night, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso led other senators to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and APC Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, at the State House Abuja.
