₦airaland Forum

Two members of the house of representatives from Bayelsa defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The legislators are Rodney Ambaiowei (Southern Ijaw federal constituency) and Oboku Oforji (Yenagoa/Kolokuma/Opokuma).

Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, announced the lawmakers’ defection in a letter read during Wednesday’s plenary.

Ambaiowei attributed his decision to the protracted crisis in the PDP.

“This decision is burned out of the division in the national leadership of the PDP, which has sprinkled across the various structures and chapters of the party, creating confusion as to which faction is responsible for the party affairs,” he said.

“With this uncertainty, it has become difficult to perform my role and effectively represent my constituency.”

The defection comes about 24 hours after Mansur Musa, a lawmaker from Kebbi, moved from the PDP to the APC.

Last month, Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa state, joined the APC from the PDP.

The lawmakers’ defection further reduces the number of PDP legislators in the national assembly.

lilsmart:
When politicians freely change teams after an election forgetting that it was the party that was elected one the ballot paper not individual whether they won or lost they completely violate the trust of voters who ballot chose a party's platform, not just an individual. This renders the ballot almost meaningless, reducing governance to a selfish game of musical chairs rather than a sacred service to the people, and making a mockery of the very democracy that empowered them in the first place.

greatiyk4u:
Thank God Nigeria youth are no longer docile when it comes to voting....
We no longer vote party especially at the Presidential level

All that's remaining now is the zeal to resist those thieves snatching and running away with our mandate

meditator:
I will vote for APC again

Akaujaa:
ADC will be making a huge mistake if they give Atiku their president ticket. He will destroy the party same way he destroyed the PDP. Atiku desperation to get the PDP ticket in 2023 even when he knows it was the turn of the South, caused a problem between him and Wike. Wike as a result decided to pitch tent with the opposition APC to destroy PDP. Now, Atiku left the PDP to ADC which is still going to explode if given the ticket.

LegendHero:
Who should ADC give the ticket to?

lilsmart:
When politicians freely change teams after an election forgetting that it was the party that was elected one the ballot paper not individual whether they won or lost they completely violate the trust of voters who ballot chose a party's platform, not just an individual. This renders the ballot almost meaningless, reducing governance to a selfish game of musical chairs rather than a sacred service to the people, and making a mockery of the very democracy that empowered them in the first place.

greatiyk4u:
Thank God Nigeria youth are no longer docile when it comes to voting....
We no longer vote party especially at the Presidential level

All that's remaining now is the zeal to resist those thieves snatching and running away with our mandate

meditator:
I will vote for APC again

greatiyk4u:
Thank God Nigeria youth are no longer docile when it comes to voting....
We no longer vote party especially at the Presidential level

All that's remaining now is the zeal to resist those thieves snatching and running away with our mandate

creativejagaban:
Olodo.

But you keep saying na obi you voted for and not Labour Party

So which one you dey now

creativejagaban:
Olodo.

But you keep saying na obi you voted for and not Labour Party

So which one you dey now

kaywhy09:
How APC makes the party so attractive to non-members surprises me

Akaujaa:
ADC will be making a huge mistake if they give Atiku their president ticket. He will destroy the party same way he destroyed the PDP. Atiku desperation to get the PDP ticket in 2023 even when he knows it was the turn of the South, caused a problem between him and Wike. Wike as a result decided to pitch tent with the opposition APC to destroy PDP. Now, Atiku left the PDP to ADC which is still going to explode if given the ticket.