Updated: 4 Rivers House of Reps Members Resign from PDP, LP, Join APC, Full List Emerges

• Three loyalists of Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and a member of the LP, have announced their defection from the ruling APC, citing the prolonged crisis in the PDP
• The members who defected from the PDP to the APC are Boniface Emerengwa, Boma Goodhead, and Awaji Nombet Abiante from the PDP
• The letters of defection of the four lawmakers were read at plenary on Thursday, December 18, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen

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FCT, Abuja - Four members of the House of Representatives have resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP).

As reported by Channels TV on Thursday, December 18, the federal lawmakers joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

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The members are Umezuruike Manuchim, an LP chieftain representing Port Harcourt 1 federal constituency; Boniface Emerengwa (PDP), representing Ikwerre/Emuoha constituency; Awake-Inombek Abiante (PDP) of Andoni/Opobo federal constituency; and Boma Goodhead (PDP), representing Asari-Toru federal constituency.

Below is the complete list of lawmakers who have defected:

The letters of defection of the four lawmakers were read at plenary by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, The Punch reported.

Per The Nation, Abiante and the other two members, who are close associates of Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, said they were exiting the PDP to join the APC as a result of the protracted and unresolved crisis in the opposition party.

Umezuruike, on his part, stated he was leaving the LP due to the lingering litigations, adding that it is not as a result of personal interest, but the interest of his people.

The development increased the number of House of Representatives members aligned with the APC.

Fubara, a former PDP governor, recently joined the APC amid new-settled disputes with the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over the control of the PDP structure in Rivers State.

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The ruling party has consistently welcomed defectors as evidence of growing confidence in its leadership, while opposition parties accuse the APC of exploiting internal crises to weaken rivals.

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6 Rivers lawmakers defect to APC

Legit.ng earlier reported that 16 members of the Rivers House of Assembly announced their defection from the PDP to the APC.

Martin Awaewhule, Speaker of the Assembly, announced the defection during plenary.

Amaewhule also disclosed that he would be joining his colleagues out of the PDP.

Source: Legit.ng