Four members of the house of representatives have defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, announced the lawmakers’ defection on the floor of the green chamber on Thursday.

The lawmakers are Chinedu Okere (Owerri municipal/Owerri north/Owerri west federal constituency), Mathew Donatus (Kaura federal constituency of Kaduna), Akiba Bassey (Calabar municipal/Odukpani federal constituency of Cross River), and Esosa Iyawe (Oredo federal constituency of Edo).

The lawmakers attributed their defection to an alleged crisis in the LP.

Abbas congratulated the legislators, saying they had “taken the right decision”.

Erhriatake Ibori-Suenu, who represents Ethiope federal constituency of Delta, also defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC.

Ibori-Suenu is the daughter of James Ibori, former Delta governor and chieftain of the PDP.

Ali Isa, minority whip, and George Ozodinobi, deputy minority whip, protested the defections.

Ozodinobi, an LP chieftain, said his colleagues had no ideology.

“When people enter a political party without ideology, you see such level of defection,” he said.

Ozodinobi said the APC has “brought hunger to Nigerians” and lawmakers should not be joining the party.

The LP and PDP have lost some legislators to the APC in recent weeks.

In July, Ezenwa Onyewuchi, senator representing Imo east, defected from LP to the APC.

In October, Chris Nkwonta and Sulaiman Abubakar left the PDP for APC.

Source: https://www.thecable.ng/breaking-four-lp-reps-defect-to-apc/

The lawmakers attributed their defection to an alleged crisis in the LP.

So, they are shamelessly admitting that they are running away from problems instead of solving them. These gangsters we call leaders eh! This is one area I admire Tinubu. He stayed in the opposition until he won. It is one reason I'm always careful to criticize him. As for these weak vessels!

Meanwhile, this is an open letter to Peter Obi in case he too is planning to port...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbq7Xi_x1IE?si=hwdnhLM11L-trDjs
Anyone who knows him should tell him because that will be his biggest political suicide.

Hmmm

They rode on d election wave n now they played smart

Lol this life no balance at all.

Even Peteru Obi their leader self no get ideology. He called PDP structure of criminality, and yet he came from there and still frolicking with Atiku the shoemaker.

Ozodinobi, an LP chieftain, said his colleagues had no ideology.

“When people enter a political party without ideology, you see such level of defection,” he said.

That's why we don't have a viable opposition. At the end of the day, when the dust settles, they all are running to the ruling party.

And these people are from LP, a party that many NIgerians were putting their hope in. Now see how hope is dashed.

Some years ago, someone once said that there are two kinds of Nigerian politicans, those in the ruling party and those outside who want to join the ruling party. Every day, the guy is proven right.

People should stop blaming electoral losses on rigging. Na our politicans wey dey do themselves.

nairalanda1:
That's why we don't have a viable opposition. At the end of the day, when the dust settles, they all are running to the ruling party.

And these people are from LP, a party that many NIgerians were putting their hope in. Now see how hope is dashed.

Some years ago, someone once said that there are two kinds of Nigerian politicans, those in the ruling party and those outside who want to join the ruling party. Every day, the guy is proven right.

People should stop blaming electoral losses on rigging. Na our politicans wey dey do themselves.

You remind me how Peter Obi also ran to the then ruling party, PDP.

This was after he had sworn to never abandon APGA and even ridicled PDP in the process.

Then he ran away from PDP when he realised he would not defeat Atiku who had previously put him in the national spotlight by making him his running mate in 2019.

Most politicians do not have any integrity. To them, the political parties are just Special Purpose Vehicles.

"I will die for APGA" would soon find his way to another party to continue his ticket hunting entitlement without putting in any work.

👁️

2027 is a done deal for Tinubu reelection bid joor

I knew that Rep. Akiba of CRS will defect to APC,because of 2027.His chances of winning again in 2027,under LP platform is slim.

When you guys were shouting LP top to bottom i knew you guys will surely regret it, if you're voting someone on the sole bases of being a Labour Party member then you need to get your head checked, unless you're being paid to support a political party in Nigeria, you should be smart enough to know that in a general election, you can vote LP for presidential, PDP for Senate and APC for house of REP depending on your choice of candidate, supporting a political candidate in Nigeria by default because you belong to their political party should be one of the most stupid thing to do with your life as a Nigerian.

This politics section is now boring. No more Yorubas creating threads concerning their IGR again ever since they found out that omo igbo collects over 1000% of what they contribute as federal allocation

Yorubas woke up and realised they are the monkeys working and igbos are the baboons chopping

Please you guys should post IGR statistics for November, I want to see how much the south west donated to the south east last month

They got all reasons to

Georgry:


When you guys were shouting LP top to bottom i knew you guys will surely regret it, if you're voting someone on the sole bases of being a Labour Party member then you need to get your head checked, unless you're being paid to support a political party in Nigeria, you should be smart enough to know that in a general election, you can vote LP for presidential, PDP for Senate and APC for house of REP depending on your choice of candidate, supporting a political candidate in Nigeria by default because you belong to their political party should be one of the most stupid thing to do with your life as a Nigerian.

The reason for the LP top to bottom was because it was beginning to look like an ethnic ideology that a political one

IN the end, in politics, its about the political elites vs dumb masses and not really about any tribe

I wish to rule the country one day, I like to oppress the gullible humans

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Labour party is now an Ebola party which no one wants to associate with

Clowns 🤡.

Let them stay in their parties. We don't need a one party state.
God bless Tinubu and may God continue to bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria

E be like say na to merge LP and PDP remain. As our democracy looks similar to American own. Let's complete the equation ACN+CPC+ANPP=PDP+LP+NNPP.
Elite party vs Elite party. I can't be deceiving myself.

Jackals and hyenas

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may we not labour in vain like the Obidi0ts

Hmmm

But why aren't they losing their seats?
Why is it in Rivers alone that people claim defecting lawmakers have lost their seats?
Nobody can self-interpret the law
That is the purview of the judiciary

Politicians and thier political moves


from here to there


Princess FaithChukwu

LegendHero:
Lol this life no balance at all.

Even Peteru Obi their leader self no get ideology. He called PDP structure of criminality, and yet he came from there and still frolicking with Atiku the shoemaker.

Yeah Very True , Even the Subsidy removal Jagaban Gbajue Protested against is what he did at end of the day .
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The Criminality, Insecurities he claimed he would put an end to is on the Increase .

What a Fake and Economic Destroyer this Drug sniffing man is

Throwback:


You remind how Peter Obi also ran to the then ruling party, PDP.

This was after he had sworn to never abandon APGA and even ridicled PDP in the process.

Then he ran away from PDP when he realised he would not defeat Atiku who had previously put him in the national spotlight by making him his, running mate in 2019.

Most politicians do not have any integrity. To them, the political parties are just Special Purpose Vehicles.

"I will die for APGA" would soon find his way to another party to continue his ticket hunting entitlement without putting in any work.

I hate you guys because you mummified zombie are hypocrite.Easy to call out peter obi .But,this was what your druggie said years back.I spit on your bald head

I can conclude that with this Tinubu will have more votes than the 2023 election in the 2027 election.

Peter Obi has eternal bad luck following him.

Na there way, 2025/2026 they will start looking for way back

Lol
Their political career is more important to them than whatever the headless mob obidots would say.
They can't continue their trip in a bus without destination, a ship that is sinking, a party without leadership.

A party without clear manifesto rather than propaganda and useless agenda.
May we never labour in vain.

Imagine people still going to camp with APC in the perilous times they have brought us? Smh