LATEST: 11 PDP Senators defect to APC #2015

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday suffered yet another deadly ‘blow’ following the defection of 11 Senators elected on its platform to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
This was made known in a terse statement signed by Alhaji Lai Mohammed, APC interim publicity secretary.

The statement said, “Eleven Senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party this morning defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). A formal letter to this effect has been delivered to the Senate President, David Mark and it’s expected to be read on the floor of the Senate this afternoon.

Among the senators that defected are....
 The defecting senators are  as follows :
1. Senator Bukola Saraki-Kwara Central
2. Senator Umaru Dahiru-Sokoto South
3. Senator Magnus Ngei Abe -Rivers South-East
4. Senator Wilson Asinobi Ake-Rivers  West
5. Sen. Bindawa Muhammed Jibrilla-Adamawa North
6. Sen. Mohammed Danjuma Goje-Gombe central
7. Sen. Aisha Jummai Alhassan-Taraba North
8. Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume-Borno South
9. Senator Mohammed Shaba Lafiaji-Kwara North
10. Sen. Abdulahi Adamu-Nasarawa West
11. Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir-Sokoto East

It will be recalled that Mr. Saraki had told journalists at the weekend that more PDP senators would decamp upon resumption of the upper legislative chamber this week.
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