The
All Progressives Congress, APC, has become the majority party in the House of
Representatives in place of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, with 13 more
members crossing carpet among the various parties in the House.
Also,
findings has revealed that over 260 lawmakers may not return to the House by
June this year when the seventh Assembly draws its curtains.
However,
the new configuration of the House is as follows: APC— 179; PDP— 162; smaller
parties - 19, bringing the total to 360.
Deputy
Chairman House Committee on Media and Publicity, Rep Victor Ogene, confirmed
the new House configuration in an interview.
As
at yesterday, eight legislators who were hitherto in the ruling party defected
to various parties. They include: Hon. Abdulmalik Cheche (Niger), he left the
PDP for the APC.
Others who
defected to APC include: Victor Ogene, APGA (Anambra); Fort Dike, APGA
(Anambra); Ibrahim Kamba, PDP (Kebbi); Garba Umar, PDP (Kebbi); Abdumalik
Cheche, PDP (Niger); Chukwuemeka Nwogbo, APGA (Anambra) as well as Zakari
Haliru, PDP (Niger).
Mtcheeeew!
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