PDP Regains Majority In House Of Reps (PDP 174,APC 172)

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives, on Thursday, regained its majority position in the House.

This followed the defection of a member of APC from Nassarawa State, Honourable David Ombugadu, to the PDP.

From available records, the PDP now has 174 members as against the All Progressives Congress (APC) with 172 members.

It will be recalled that a member of APC from Nassarawa State, Honourable Joseph Kigbu Haruna, had, on Tuesday, defected to PDP, while the Nigerian Tribune exclusively reported that Honourable Ombugadu had also perfected plan to defect to PDP.

The Speaker, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, at the plenary session on Thursday, read a letter from Honourable Ombugadu, quoting the lawmaker as saying that he decided to dump the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), which had now merged with APC for PDP, after due consultation with his constituents.

The defection of the lawmaker resulted in jubilation among PDP members, as they accompanied him to the PDP leaders for introduction.

Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Honourable Victor Ogene, while responding to questions from newsmen during the weekly briefing, said that it was too early to give any political party in the House a clear majority, saying that “it (the defection) is an ongoing process.”