Four Members of the Labour Party (LP) in the House of Representatives has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), causing a significant shift in the party.
On Thursday, Speaker Abbas Tajudeen officially announced the defections, which represent a geographical spread across Nigeria.
The lawmakers making the move include Chinedu Okere from Owerri Municipal/Owerri North/Owerri West Constituency in Imo State, Mathew Donatus from Kaura Federal Constituency in Kaduna, Akiba Bassey from Calabar Municipal/Odukpani Constituency in Cross River, and Esosa Iyawe from Oredo Federal Constituency in Edo.
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