Another LP Member Defects To APC
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chimaobi Atu, has defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Atu, who represents the Enugu North/South Federal constituency in the Green Chamber, defected to the APC today, June 26. The speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, read his defection letter on the floor of the House during plenary.
In his letter of defection, Atu pointed out the leadership crisis rocking the Labour party as his reason for wanting to decamp. He claimed that the LP crisis had negatively affected his duties.
Ali Isa, minority whip, protested the defection and demanded that the lawmaker’s seat be declared vacant.
Abbas acknowledged his point of order but declined to rule on his demand.
This comes barely 24 hours after two members of the house, PDP’s Peter Akpanke, who represents the Obanliku/Obudu/Bekwara federal constituency of Cross River State, and the Labour Party’s Paul Nnamchi, who represents the Enugu East/Isi-Uzo federal constituency, defected to the APC.