The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) is moving closer to grab the majority position from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives, findings by Daily Trust has revealed.
Investigation has revealed that about 21 PDP lawmakers have notified the leadership of the lower chamber of their intention to join the APC in the coming days. Also, two senators are set to dump the PDP.
The House, which reconvened for a special session to consider emergency rule extension last week, adjourned following the invasion of the parliament building by the police and would resume on December 3rd.

Last December, APC seized the majority position from the PDP when 37 PDP Reps dumped the ruling party.
However, the majority position of the APC was short-lived after some of its members defected to PDP amidst allegations of financial inducements from the presidency.
In recent weeks, PDP Reps had threatened to dump the party after their state governors edged them out in the just concluded party ward congresses which elected delegates that will vote in the primary elections.
The party and the presidency had asked that the lawmakers institute an impeachment against Speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal after he defected to the APC on October 28 but they told the PDP national chairman Adamu Mu’azu that they must be given automatic tickets in return.
Daily Trust findings however revealed that since the PDP congress, not fewer than 22 lawmakers have written to notify the leadership of their decision to defect to the APC.
Deputy minority leader Suleiman Kawu Sumaila (APC, Kano) confirmed the impending defection of the PDP Reps and said they expect more to join APC after the ruling party’s National Assembly primary election in the coming days.
‘Defectors’
From Kaduna State, Reps Jagaba Adams Jagaba and Isah Ashiru have already dumped the PDP, while four of their colleagues from Bauchi State have also notified the leadership of their intention.
Two members from Akwa Ibom State including Rep. Robinson Uwak are set to join APC and four others from Kebbi State anytime soon.
“We are certain that after the primaries more PDP members will join us in the APC,” Rep. Kawu Sumaila said.
Sources in the Senate also said Senators Atiku Bagudu from Kebbi State and Saidu Alkali from Gombe State are also talking with parliamentary opposition leaders ahead of their formal defection.
Bagudu, sources said is defecting because of misunderstanding with Governor Saidu Dakingari over his return ticket, the same with Alkali who lost out in the just concluded PDP congress.