Three members of the House of Representatives have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
They are: Inuwa Garuba (Yamaltu/Deba federal constituency of Gombe), Abdullahi El-Rasheed (Dakku/Nafada federal constituency of Gombe), and Mohammed Audu (Karim Lamido Lau/Ardo-Kola federal constituency).
Their defections were announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary on Wednesday, March 11, following the reading of separate letters from the affected lawmakers.
In the letters addressed to the House, the lawmakers said their decision was driven by what they described as deepening internal crises, leadership disputes and irreconcilable divisions within their former parties.
The PDP is grappling with a leadership crisis that has split the party into two factions.
For the APC, the defections not only increase its numerical strength in the House of Representatives but also bolster its strategic influence across constituencies.
