Session at the House of Representatives as expected in to a dramatic scene on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, following an announcement by a lawmaker from Benue State, Hassan Anthony, of his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
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Premium Times reported that the lawmaker who represents Ado/Ogbadibo/Okpokwu constituency, refer to the division currently in the PDP as his motive for decamping.
The defection which was declared on the floor of the House at the beginning of was however opposed by Nicholas Ossai (PDP-Delta), who raised a point of demand, asking the speaker of the house to declare Anthony’s seat vacant.
Ossai said: “The Court of Appeal has on 17th February declared Modu Sheriff the authentic Chairman of the PDP, therefore there is no faction in the PDP.”
But his argument was ruled out by the speaker. The Speaker asked him to bring a copy of the Court of Appeal judgement.
Hassan Anthony’s defection to the APC has took the number of APC representatives in the house to 226 and while reducing that of PDP to 124.
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