Two Senators- Francis Ezenwa Onyewuchi (Imo East) and Haliru Dauda Jika (Bauchi Central)- on Wednesday resigned their membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) respectively.
Both the majority APC caucus and the opposition PDP-led minority caucus are gradually losing their emphatic their hitherto emphatic numbers in the Senate.
Senator Jika is representing Bauchi Central while Senator Onyewuchi represents Imo East Senatorial District.
Both Senators in separate letters addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, conveyed their decision to resign their membership of the PDP and APC, to join the Labour Party (LP) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), respectively.
The lawmakers cited lack of transparent internal politics in their former political parties as reasons for their defection.
The APC lawmaker, Dauda Jika, in his letter said, “I hereby wish to notify you of my defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) whose ideals are in line with my political aspirations.”
Onyewuchi, on his part, said, “I wish to inform Mr. President and distinguished Senators of my defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the Labour Party.
“This is after due consultation with my family, constituents, and supporters.
“This will enable me participate fully in the movement for a new Nigeria.”
Today’s defections bring the number of APC Senators to 66, with members of the minority parties standing at 43.
The minority parties in the Senate are presently five in number as at Wednesday, June 22, 2022.
They are: the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Young People’s Party (YPP), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and Labour Party (LP).
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