The lawmaker representing Ukwa-East and Ukwa-West Federal Constituency in Federal House of Representatives, National Assembly Abuja, Sir Chris Nkwonta has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Abia-born legislator announced his defection today (Wednesday October 2, 2024) in a letter the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, read on the floor of the House.
The lawmaker represents Ukwa East/Ukwa West Federal Constituency of Abia state.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Minority Leader, Aliyu Madaki protested the defection, citing Order 68 of the 1999 Constitution.
Madaki said the a lawmaker can only dump the party that sponsored his election if there is crisis in the party.
However, his point of order was ruled out of order by the Speaker, who maintained there is crisis in the PDP.
In his words: “The information available to me shows there is a faction,”.
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