No fewer than 17 members of the House of Representatives have defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).
Their defections were announced on the floor of the House during plenary on Tuesday.
Also announced was the defection of Leke Abejide from the ADC to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Lawmakers who defected to the NDC include Yusuf Datti, Uchenna Okonkwo, Adamu Wakili, Thaddeus Attah, George Ozodinobi, Lilian Orogbu, Oluwaseyi Sowunmi, Peter Aniekwe, Mukhtar Zakari, George Oluwande, Munachim Umezuruike.
Others are Emeka Idu, Jesse Onuakalusi, Ifeanyi Uzokwe, Afam Ogene and Abdulhakeem Ado.
LAGOS EYE NEWS reports that the lawmakers blamed deep internal crises in ADC that made it hard to function properly.
The Speaker accepted the defections as political realignments continue to shape the National Assembly ahead of 2027.
This move is expected to weaken ADC while boosting both NDC and APC influence in the House.
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