Category: Lead stories Published on Friday, 28
November 2014 05:02 Written by Turaki A. Hassan
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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 www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/top-stories/40692-21-reps-2-senators-set-to-dump-pdp
lost out in the just concluded PDP congress.

They should wait for them to decamp first.

RIP to PDP in advance

If this story is true then PDP is falling.

2014 elections getting more to be interesting.

Junk news! we need names.

O dabo.

Any legitimate means to get Jonathan out of Aso Rock and made to face trial for crimes against humanity and dereliction of duty is welcome by me. Nigeria must be saved from the impending catastrophe due to one man's ineptitude and greed.

We are making some freaking progress
chanji dole !!!

Change is here to stay. Nigerians are waking up to the misrule of the Zoologist. Nigeria is marching on - the Coven and corruption of Jonathan's administration will not stop us. God bless Nigeria!

APC gbole,o gbole!!!!!!! All manner of failed politicians are just trooping to APC. APC is now a dumping ground,no ideology,no principle. The leadership is just admitting all sorts. Nonsense!!!!!!

Tambuwal knew all these will happen that's why chose 3rd of December for reconvening of the house.

isrecole:
APC gbole,o gbole!!!!!!! All manner of failed politicians are just trooping to APC. APC is now a dumping ground,no ideology,no principle. The leadership is just admitting all sorts. Nonsense!!!!!!

[img]http://tt13.files./2012/05/man-crying.png[/img]
isrecole abeg stop crying again - Jonathan is a "gonner".

Naso we dey take hear everyday
After ur failed attempt to make Nigerian believe ur cock and bull story about oau-Jonathan stuff
U have gone back to look for cooked stories to feed ur fellow gullible minds
Keep living on false hope
And when Gej clinch another term
Start saying
[size=25pt]it was rigged [/size]

A poll for your prefered APC flag bearer is on
Link: http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2234684. (you can only use ur phone browser or computer to vote, no opera, ucweb etc)

The Candidate list include
Gen Buhari
Atiku Abubakar
Engr Rabiu Kwankwaso
Rochas okorocha
Sam Nda Isaiah

gej to over do things

isrecole:
APC gbole,o gbole!!!!!!! All manner of failed politicians are just trooping to APC. APC is now a dumping ground,no ideology,no principle. The leadership is just admitting all sorts. Nonsense!!!!!!

don't u believe people do CHANGE.

C'mon CHANGE is a law of nature, they want CHANGE and they are welcomed, shikena!

And the celebrations continue in the APC camp.

Now its democracy ehn kwa?! All the noisemakers are excited. When the table turns like it must turn, cries and propaganda will fill the airwaves.

SMH @ these losers.

RICHIEBOI1:
Junk news! we need names.

this goes to show u didnt read before posting comment.

[size=18pt]We will be scrapping the House of Reps to cut cost.[/size]

Gboliwe:
And the celebrations continue in the APC camp.

Now its democracy ehn kwa?! All the noisemakers are excited. When the table turns like it must turn, cries and propaganda will fill the airwaves.

SMH @ these losers.

APC did not stop the senators or reps from doing their job simply because people defected. It is PDP that did. You are making absolutely not sense.

arsetalks:
APC did not stop the senators or reps from doing their job simply because people defected. It is PDP that did. You are making absolutely not sense.

I have never agreed more on the saying that "a man behaves like his name". Welldone