PDP Shocked As Akwa-Ibom Senator Decamps To APC
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| Senator Nelson Effiong, |
The Peoples Democratic Party Senators at the Nigerian Senate Senate were all shocked this morning when it minority status as the Senate further shrank as a senator representing Akwa Ibom South, Nelson Effiong, cross-carpeted to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
The lawmaker announced his defection to the ruling party on the floor of the red chambers at today’s plenary.
Effiong, who cited party crisis as his reason for defection, said,“Over the past one year this party has disintegrated; because of the crisis in the party, I have decided to resign from the PDP and join the APC.”
In his reaction, the senate Minority leader, Godswill Akpabio, frowned at the decision, saying the lawmaker has automatically lost his senate seat because he became a senator under the platform of the PDP.
Akpabio warned that the party will contend Effiong’s continued stay in the senate in court.
Recall that a senator from Ondo south, Omoyele Omogunwa, had in November 2016, defected from the PDP to the APC.
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| Senator Nelson Effiong, |
The Peoples Democratic Party Senators at the Nigerian Senate Senate were all shocked this morning when it minority status as the Senate further shrank as a senator representing Akwa Ibom South, Nelson Effiong, cross-carpeted to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
The lawmaker announced his defection to the ruling party on the floor of the red chambers at today’s plenary.
Effiong, who cited party crisis as his reason for defection, said,“Over the past one year this party has disintegrated; because of the crisis in the party, I have decided to resign from the PDP and join the APC.”
In his reaction, the senate Minority leader, Godswill Akpabio, frowned at the decision, saying the lawmaker has automatically lost his senate seat because he became a senator under the platform of the PDP.
Akpabio warned that the party will contend Effiong’s continued stay in the senate in court.
Recall that a senator from Ondo south, Omoyele Omogunwa, had in November 2016, defected from the PDP to the APC.
