The son of a former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, Rep. Bello el-Rufai, has defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to African Democratic Congress (ADC).
El-Rufai’s defection was announced by the Speaker, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, during plenary on Thursday.
Tajudeen said el-Rufai was joining ADC, alongside two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers from Kaduna State — Reps. Umar Ajilo and Suleiman Richifa.
The speaker also announced the defection of Kamilu Ado, a lawmaker from Kano State, from ADC to Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
He equally announced the resignation of Rep. Joshua Obika, representing AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency of the Federal Capital Territory, from APC to NDC.
All the affected members cited internal crises and uncertainty within their former parties as reasons for their defections.
