Just In: Powerful Northern Senator Speaks Out On Dumping PDP Ahead of 2027

• Senator Sunday Marshall Katung denied rumours of defecting from PDP to APC, reaffirming his loyalty to the party
• He said his priority remains effective representation, legislative excellence, and developmental projects for Kaduna South
• Katung stressed that any major political decision would be communicated openly, dismissing the defection claims as baseless distractions

Senator Sunday Marshall Katung, representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, has dismissed rumours that he has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

In a statement released through his media office and signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Midat Joseph, Senator Katung stressed:

“We wish to state unequivocally and for the record that, as of today, Senator Sunday Marshall Katung is a committed member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).”

Commitment to PDP mandate

The Senator reiterated his loyalty to the PDP, noting that he was elected on its platform and remains committed to fulfilling the trust placed in him by the people of Kaduna South Senatorial District, Vanguard reported.

The statement explained that his focus was on “effective representation, legislative excellence, and attracting developmental projects” to his constituency, not partisan distractions.

Political decisions will be transparent

Addressing the speculations, the statement highlighted that while politics is dynamic, any decision as significant as leaving a political party would be made public by the Senator himself, Daily Sun reported.

“The current rumours are needless distractions from the Senator’s primary focus,” it added, urging constituents, the media, and the general public to disregard the unfounded claims.

Senator Onyewuchi defects to APC

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Ezenwa Onyewuchi, the senator representing Imo East in the national assembly and a member of the LP, defected to the APC.

Onyewuchi’s defection letter was read on the floor of the red chamber by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Hope Uzodimma, the governor of Imo and chair of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), was in the chamber when the letter was read.

Recall that in 2022, Onyewuchi dumped the PDP and joined the Labour Party.

He was the first Labour Party senator in the 9th Senate. But on Tuesday, the Imo senator based his communication on Section 68(1g) of the constitution.

“This decision is due to the intractable division and crisis in the Labour Party that sponsored the earlier election into the Nigerian Senate,” his letter reads. “The communication is therefore made pursuant to Section 68(1g) of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.

4 senators officially dump PDP

Previously, Legit.ng Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced the defection of four senators from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during plenary on Wednesday, July 23.

Akpabio reads the defection letters of the senators in separate letters in the chamber. The defecting lawmakers cited irreconcilable differences in the leading opposition PDP as the reasons for their defection.

After reading the letter, Akpabio directed that the letters should be documented by the Clerk of the Senate. The decamping senators are Senators Francis Fadahunsi, Osun East and Oluwole Olubiyi, Osun Central. Others are Senators Aniekan Bassey, Akwa Ibom North East and Samson Ekong, Akwa Ibom South.

Source: Legit.ng