A House of Representatives member Amos Magaji (Zangon Kataf/Jaba, PDP), from Kaduna State, has decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaker Tajudeen Abbas of the House of Representatives who announced this at Tuesday’s plenary, attributed Mgaji’s leaving to the crisis in PDP, and urged the APC members in the Green Chamber to welcome him to their fold.
The Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda, however, said the defection, citing Section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) was defective.
Chinda said if a lawmaker defected to another political party, such a lawmaker loses his/her seat in the House.
His point of order was, however, met with shouts of disapproval from many of his colleagues.
Abbas urged Chinda to channel his point of order to the appropriate quarters in writing.
In another development, Rep Isiaka Ibrahim (APC Ogun) has been named as the new Deputy Chief Whip.
Speaker Abbas announced this at the plenary on Tuesday, saying Ibrahim replaces the former occupier of the office, late Adewunmi Onanuga, who died on Jan. 15.
The speaker said the appointment was made after consultations with relevant stakeholders and the APC South-West caucus.
Ibrahim represents Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency in Ogun.
