The ranks of the Peoples Democratic Party in the house of Representatives further depleted on Wednesday as eight more members defected from the majority party.

Four of the defectors joined the rival All Progressives Congress, giving indications that the leading opposition party had gained the control of the house as the majority party.

The All Progressives Grand Alliance gained two of the defectors, while the Peoples Democratic Movement and the Social Democratic Party each gained one, bringing to eight the total pdp defectors on Wednesday.

All the defected legislators either cited dissatisfaction with the conduct of the party’s last primaries or divisions in its fold as reasons for their decision to abandon the pdp.

The four who defected to the apc were Garba Ulma, Zakari Ibrahim, Ibrahim Kamba and Abdulmalik Cheche.

Wilson Nathaniel joined the SDP, while Tony Madwatte and Nwogbo defected to PDM and APGA respectively.

Another member, Mr. Benjamin Aboho, defected to APGA, while Mr. Forte Dike left APGA for the apc.

Deputy Chairman, house Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Victor Ogene, also made his defection from APGA to the apc official on Wednesday.

By Ogene’s defection, both the chairman of the house committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, and his deputy are now members of the apc.

The apc alone gained six out of the total of 10 lawmakers who changed political parties on Wednesday.

A National Assembly official toldThe PUNCHthat the series of defections hitting the pdp lately had raised the numerical strength of the apc to 179 members, giving it the upper hand over the former.

The official said, “As it stands today, the apc has taken over as the majority party. There are now 179 apc members, while pdp has 162. The small parties together have 19 members.
“Ten of the members belong to the SDP.”

WhenThe PUNCHsought the reaction of the Deputy house majority Leader, Mr. Leo Ogor, he neither denied nor confirmed the figures.

Ogor merely described the loss of his party’s membership as “inconsequential.”

He reminded our correspondent that the issue of defections in the house was still before the courts.

“This issue is inconsequential because the pdp is clearly in control. The courts have said status quo should remain.

“So, we are not bothered as we are in control. Even if it is only Leo Ogor who remains in the pdp, we are in control, so long as the courts have not decided on the issue of defections”, he said.
The SDP has jumped to the third largest party in the house with 10 members.

Labour Party has about three members, APGA has three, PDM has two members and Accord Party, one

www.punchng.com/news/apc-regains-house-majority-as-pdp-loses-8-reps/

@Kvngbrainard

Never see anything.PDP needs to have known that its time up.This time around in 2011 we all knew what was on ground but now!It's real time to perforate the evil umbrella as it doesn't allow us to see the sky.They are only telling us'it's still dark' due to the evil umbrella.We never know it's already dawn.Ile ti mo.

Even if Jonathan wins Nigeria is going to be ungovernable for him just like OBAMA

Where is our flawless intelligence gathering and dutiful IG?? Abi is he waiting for the court to tell him the APC now controls the house? Clueless government!

Welcome development. It's the wind of change everywhere.

GMB 2015 becoming a reality by each passing day.


This got me cracking with laughter :

“So, we are not bothered as we are in control. Even if it is only Leo Ogor who remains in the pdp, we are in control, so long as the courts have not decided on the issue of defections”, he said.

Loser!

Expired Politicians are defecting while the ranks of the PDP are swelling at the grassroot. 29 more days and we will start seeing Nigerian's verdict

Shout out to GMB(grab my butt)
Shout out to GEJ(grab ebele's joystick)

Whether the majority are in APC or PDP, how does that help the life of the common man?
After all, what most of them do is sit down in the chambers and say 'aye' or 'nay/no' without moving a single profitable motion.

Their lack of initiative and ability to think strategically is part of what is keeping the country in this state.

Come 2015 PDP will regain lost ground




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keke carry me dey pass, my bus stop dey front

This is democracy at work!

Its beautiful.

*yawns*

Heya

Dreams Do Come True
GMB 2015

We know it will come to this

Feranmicharles:
na bank alert

Phikom:
GEJ's loss in the forthcoming presidential election is gonna be colossal...even GEJ cannot win the post of senior prefect in any second schul in otuoke...

olas24u:

html14java:
Story

llawal:
Heya

sharon763:
*yawns*

denkyw:
fc

ichidodo:
no way..

mors:
buying land till i am ready to comment

okon11:
Come 2015 PDP will regain lost ground




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eleojo23:
Politics

Must you be on FP.

Be warned.....stop desecrating our FP.

WAFPI

Story

They Are Welcomed In The Name Of The Father, The Son And The Holy Spirit!THE MOD WHO PUSHED THIS TO FP IS BIAED AND F..LISH,SOME PEOPLE CREATD THREADS LIKE THIS BEFORE THIS PARTICULAR THREAD AND EVEN HAVE MANY COMMENTS BUT THEY DECIDED TO PUSH THIS NEW THREAD ON FP,NAIRALAND IS GOING BIASED!

Prostitutes!

Feranmicharles:
Shout out to GMB(grab my butt)
Shout out to GEJ(grab ebele's joystick)

gay alert

PDP has just started .

My own is - just give me Buhari and Osinbajo.

I don't belong to any political party.

bunch of fence jumpers

Their Dreams have come true.

More to come.

Still counting.

Change.

New year new things.

GEJ's loss in the forthcoming presidential election is gonna be colossal...even GEJ cannot win the post of senior prefect of any secondary school in otuoke...

Suleiman Abbah of IGP be like...wallah don come oooo and APC members be like u r finished...can't wait for february 14...so much more will unfold even b4 dat fateful day...watching and can't wait...

impeach GEJ !

see as dey call am regains house....asif say na dem get ham or na thier property....oir politicians been claiming n stealing Nigeria property since I was born.