Melaye, Kwankwanso, 13 Other APC Senators Decamp To PDP

Nigerian Senate

gerian Senate

Fifteen All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators on Tuesday decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

This was made known by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, during plenary.

Saraki read a letter from the senators declaring their defection from the ruling APC to the opposition PDP.

The lawmakers include Rabi’u Kwankwaso (Kano-Central), Dino Melaye (Kogi-West), Adesoji Akanbi (Oyo-South), Monsurat Sunmonu (Oyo-Central), Rafiu Ibrahim (Kwara-South), Suleiman Hunkuyi (Kaduna-North), and Lanre Tejuoso (Ogun-Central).

Others are Usman Nafada (Gombe), Ibrahim Dambaba (Sokoto), Mohammed Shittu (Jigawa) Isa Misau (Bauchi) Suleiman Nazif (Bauchi) Shaaba Lafiagi (Kwara) and Barnabas Gemade (Benue).

Also, Senator Abdul-Azeez Murtala-Nyako (Adamawa) who had earlier dumped the APC for the PDC, also formalised his defection.

Saraki, while respo