Four Labour Party (LP) members in the House of Representatives have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday.
The lawmakers are Tochukwu Okere (Imo), Donatus Mathew (Kaduna), Bassey Akiba (Cross River), and Iyawe Esosa (Edo).
Equally, the daughter of former Delta State Governor, Mr James Ibori, Erthiatake Ibori-Suenu, has decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party as she joined the APC.
Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, Matthew, who represents Kaura Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, said the decision to defect to the APC is based on conviction.
Matthew who made history when he won the parliamentary election in 2023 as a commercial motorcycle rider said though he did not consult his constituency before defecting, added that “You cannot just work on the decision of the people at the constituency level because you are dealing with people with different levels of understanding.
“I am taking this decision based on conviction. That is why whether you like it or not, there are people within the constituency who are convinced that it (defection) is the right decision for them. There are those who are skeptical waiting for the outcome,” he said.
The Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas read their letter of defection to the APC on the floor of the Green Chamber on Thursday.
