PDP loses five Reps, APC two as fresh defections hit House

PDP loses five Reps, APC two as fresh defections hit House

A new round of defections shook the House of Representatives on Tuesday, with lawmakers switching parties in what many see as early moves ahead of the 2027 general elections. When plenary resumed after the Easter recess, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu announced multiple defections through letters read on the floor, pointing to increasing political realignments across parties. He downplayed fears that the trend suggests a drift toward a one-party s…

Wave of Defections Hits Nigeria's House of Reps as Lawmakers Switch Parties

ABUJA, Nigeria — Several members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives changed party affiliation on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, as the chamber resumed plenary after the Easter recess, in a development reflecting shifting political alignments ahead of the 2027 general elections. Presiding over the session, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu read multiple defection letters on the floor of the House, noting that the movement of lawmakers cut across both maj…

Mass Defection Rocks National Assembly as Lawmakers Dump APC, PDP, and LP

ABUJA — The political landscape in the House of Representatives shifted dramatically on Tuesday as at least eight lawmakers formally announced their exit from the country’s major political parties. In a wave of defections that caught many by surprise, members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and the Labour Party (LP) cited […] The post Mass Defection Rocks National Assembly as Lawmakers Dump APC, PDP, and …

House Defections Surge as 2027 Elections Approach - Media Talk Africa

A new round of defections has unsettled the House of Representatives, with multiple lawmakers switching parties in moves widely seen […]Read more at Media Talk Africa

PDP loses five Reps, APC two as fresh defections hit House - NewsTmes.com.ng

A new round of defections shook the House of Representatives on Tuesday, with lawmakers switching parties in what many see as early moves ahead of the 2027 general elections. When plenary resumed after the Easter recess, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu announced multiple defections through letters read on the floor, pointing to increasing political realignments across … The post PDP loses five Reps, APC two as fresh defections hit House appeared fi…

Defections Hit Reps as Lawmakers Realign Ahead of 2027

By Tracy Moses A new round of defections swept through the House of Representatives on Tuesday, as lawmakers crossed party lines in what signals intensifying political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections. The development followed the resumption of plenary after the Easter break, with Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu reading multiple defection letters on the floor of the House. Kalu downplayed fears that the trend could tilt the country …