Six members of the Federal House of Representatives from Rivers State who are loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during the House plenary on Tuesday.
The members include:
Dumnamene Dekor (Khana/Gokana Federal constituency)
Solomon Bob (Abua/Odual/ Ahoada East Federal constituncy)
Cyril Hart (Degema/Bonny Federal constituency)
Blessing Amadi (Port Harcourt II Federal constituency)
Victor Obuzor (Ahoada west/Ogba-Egbema/Ndoni Federal constituency)
Felix Nwaeke (Eleme/Oyigbo/Tai Federal constituency)
The lawmakers in their separate letters to the House Speaker, blamed the unresolved internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic for their decision to dump the former ruling party at the State and national level.
The defection comes days after 4 of their colleagues from Rivers State loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara also defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The defection leaves the House Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda and one other member as the only 2 surviving lawmakers from Rivers State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.
(Editor: Ken Eseni)
