The major opposition party in Nigeria, the People Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday, 2 June, 2026 lost and gained members in the House of Representatives, thegazellenews.com
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, who presided over the session, read letters announcing the change of parties by lawmakers.
Thegazellenews.com gathered that In Bauchi, Auwalu Gwalabe also left the PDP for the APM, while Shehu Dalhatu, representing Faskari/Kankara/Sabuwa Federal Constituency of Katsina State, dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress for the PDP.
“After careful consideration of the issues in the APC and having consulted with my constituencies, I have resolved to join the PDP,” Dalhatu stated in his letter of defection to the house.
Similarly, Delta lawmaker, Etanabene Benedict, left the Labour Party for the PDP, citing “the crisis in the LP,” in the South-South state.
The PDP also gained another lawmaker in Alex Egbona, who dumped the APC for the PDP, noting, however, that his “commitment to the House and his constituency remains unshakeable.”
In yet another defection, Edo legislator Esosa Iyawe, who had defected thrice within three years, again dumped the APC for the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
According to him, his defection was as a result of “irreconcilable differences within the Edo State chapter of the APC.”
Nasarawa lawmaker, Gbefwi Gaza, also announced his defection from the Social Democratic Party to the Labour Party.
