Aniekan Bassey, Eking Sampson, Francis Fadahunsi and Olubiyi Fadeyi, four senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, read their defection notices during Wednesday’s plenary.
GALAXY TV reports that Bassey and Sampson represent Akwa Ibom North East and Akwa Ibom South, respectively, while Fadahunsi represents Osun East and Fadeyi represents Osun Central.
In their letters, the senators cited irreconcilable differences within the PDP and the need to align their constituents with the mainstream politics at the centre as the reason for dumping the party.
They were received by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, APC national secretary Ajibola Bashiru, members of the APC National Working Committee, and Senator Chris Ngige.
With this development, APC Senators are now 70, PDP 28, Labour Party 5, NNPP 1, SDP 2 and APGA 1.
Credit: Galaxy TV