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The Digest:

Two senators and six members of the House of Representatives loyal to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The move, announced during plenary sessions, further consolidates the APC’s legislative dominance and reflects deepening factional divisions within the opposition PDP.

Key Points:
  • Two senators and six House of Representatives from Rivers State have defected from PDP to APC.
  • The senators are Allwell Onyesoh (Rivers East) and Barinada Mpigi (Rivers South-East).
  • All eight defectors are considered loyalists of former governor and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike.
  • The APC now holds 78 senators, strengthening its majority in the upper chamber.
  • The defections follow Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s recent move to the APC.
  • Senate President Godswill Akpabio urged the APC to ensure internal democracy for new entrants.
  • The Senate leadership dismissed concerns about Nigeria becoming a one-party state.
This wave of defections is more than a shift in party affiliation—it is a strategic repositioning of political power, where loyalty to a leader transforms into legislative realignment, reshaping both state and national political equations.

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Sources: Channels Television
Tags: APC, PDP, Defection, Nyesom Wike,