Six Rivers PDP Reps defect to APC over party crisis
Six members of the House of Representatives from Rivers State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. Their defection letters were read on the floor by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen during Tuesday’s plenary. The lawmakers are Dum Dekor, Solomon Bob, Hart Cyril Godwin, Victor Obuzor, Blessing Amadi and Felix Nweke. They all represent different federal constituencies in Rivers State and were elected on the PDP platform in the last general election. In their letters, the Reps said they were leaving the PDP because of unresolved leadership crises and deep divisions within the party. They claimed the lingering internal conflicts had made it difficult to effectively represent their constituents. The defectors added that their decisions came after due consultations with stakeholders in their constituencies. According to them, the APC under President Bola Tinubu now offers a more […]