YPP rep defects to APGA over ‘exclusion’ from party activities

Clara Nnabuife, a member of the house of representatives, has defected from the Young Progressives Party (YPP) to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house, read Nnabuife’s defection letter on the floor of the house during Thursday’s plenary.

The lawmaker represents Orumba north/south federal constituency of Anambra state.

She attributed her defection to “exclusion from the activities” of the party.

The legislator said she joined APGA after “extensive consultations” with her constituency.

Kalu subsequently joked that he would have invited Nnabuife to shake hands with him if she had switched to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The house has seen a wave of defections in recent weeks.

On October 2, Chris Nkwonta, who represents Ukwa east/Ukwa west federal constituency of Abia state, left the PDP for APC.

On October 30, Sulaiman Abubakar, who represents Gummi/Bukkuyum federal constituency of Zamfara, ditched the PDP for the APC.

On December 5, four LP members and one PDP lawmaker in the green chamber, defected to the APC.

On February 11, Amos Magaji from Kaduna defected from PDP to APC.

On February 12, Garba Koko from Kebbi joined the APC from the PDP.

On March 18, two PDP lawmakers — Jallo Mohammed (Igabi federal lawmaker, Kaduna state), and Adamu Tanko (Gurara/Suleja/Tapa, Niger state) — defected to the APC.

Both politicians attributed their defections to the “party’s crisis and internal divisions”.