Gov. Uba Sani present as two Kaduna PDP reps join APC during plenary

Three members of the house of representatives from Kadunahave defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All ProgressivesCongress (APC). The lawmakers are Aliyu Abdullahi (Ikara/Kubau federalconstituency), and Abdulkareem Ahmed (Kaduna south federal constituency). Also, Sadiq Abdullahi, who represents Sabon Gari federalconstituency, formally joined the APC. Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker, read their defection noticesduring Tuesday’s plenary. Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, was on the floor of the houseto witness the defection. The lawmakers cited crisis in the opposition party asreasons for switching camps. However, Kingsley Chinda, minority leader of the house,objected to the defection, arguing that there is no division within the party. “You could have some crisis, but that does not amount todivision in the party,” he said. Kalu acknowledged his point of order but declined to rule inhis favour. The PDP has recently suffered a wave of defections, withseveral prominent members joining the APC and ADC. The latest to leave are Peter Mbah, governor of Enugu, andmembers of his cabinet.

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