The Senate has confirmed the defection of Senators Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North) and Garba Maidoki (Kebbi South) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that their letters of defection were read separately on the floor of the chamber by Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, who presided over the plenary.
The action followed the senators’ recent resignation from the opposition PDP.
With this move, the number of APC senators in the 10th National Assembly has increased to 68, further strengthening the party’s majority in the upper chamber.
The National Chairman of the APC, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje; Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris; and the Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs, Yusuf Sununu, among others, were present at the event.
Following the defection, the composition of the Senate now stands as follows: APC – 68, PDP – 30, Labour Party – 5, NNPP – 1, SDP – 2, and APGA – 1.
Their official defection came days after they announced their move to the ruling party following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu.
