JANUARY 14, 2015 BY JOHN AMEH, ABUJA
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The ranks of the Peoples Democratic Party in
the House of Representatives further depleted
on Wednesday as eight more members
defected from the majority party.
Four of the defectors joined the rival All
Progressives Congress.
The All Progressives Grand Alliance gained two
of the defectors, while the Peoples
Democratic Movement and the Social
Democratic Party each gained one, bringing
the total PDP defectors on Wednesday to
eight.
All the members either cited dissatisfaction
with the conduct of the party’s last primaries
or divisions in its fold as reasons for their
decision to abandon the PDP.
The four who defected to APC were Garba
Ulma, Zakari Ibrahim, Ibrahim Kamba and
Abdulmalik Cheche.
Wilson Nathaniel joined the SDP, while Tony
Madwatte and Nwogbo defected to PDM and
APGA respectively.
Another member, Mr. Benjamin Aboho,
defected to APGA, while Mr. Forte Dike left
APGA for APC.
Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Media
and Public Affairs, Mr. Victor Ogene, also
made his defection from APGA to the APC
official on Wednesday.
By Ogene’s defection, both the chairman (Mr.
Zakari Mohammed) and deputy chairman of
the House committee on Media and Public
Affairs are now members of the APC.
The party alone gained six out of the total of
10 lawmakers, who changed political parties
on Wednesday.
The defection reduced the numerical strength
of the PDP to around 182 members, while the
APC rose from about 154 to 158 members.
The SDP suddenly jumped to the third largest
party in the House with 10 members.
Labour Party has about three members, while
APGA has two members and Accord Party,
one.
Meanwhile, the House further amended the
Electoral Act 2010 on Wednesday to make a
provision empowering the Independent
National Electoral Commission to ensure that
Internally Displaced Persons would vote at
elections held during emergencies.
The amendment to the Act, which passed
third reading on Wednesday, was a response
to INEC’s stance that there was no legal
backing for it to guarantee voting
opportunities for the IDPS during next
month’s general elections.
The amendment added a new clause to the
existing Section 26 of the Principal Act, giving
INEC powers to make provision for the voting
rights of the IDPs.
It was proposed by a PDP lawmaker from
Taraba State, Mr. Albert Tsam-Tsokwa.
The amendment received unanimous approval
by members and was passed along with the
new Electoral Act.
However, the House and the Senate will still
meet in conference to harmonise any
differences that may appear in their
respective versions of the new law.


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Ain't funny... Defection everywhere.
Why are they always aggrieved?

PDP niggaz aint loyal these days

Hahaha change on it way coming. the would also loss much more since their doing injustice to themselves.

But my campaign money is sure...PDP or APC...all we need is Change!

The Need for CHANGE cannot be hidden. Daily, People are seeing the need for it!

Meanwhile, Vote General Muhammadu Buhari for President!

God Bless Nigeria