Another attempt by some Nigerian lawmakers to officially defect from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been shot down in the Senate.
At Tuesday’s plenary, a Senator, Bukola Saraki, brought up the issue of a letter written to the Senate
President, David Mark, by 11 Senators expressing their decision to defect.
Senator Saraki said the refusal of the Senate President to read the letter on the floor of the Senate was a breach of the lawmakers’ privilege.
But Senator Mark ruled Senator Saraki out of order, saying that he cannot rule on the matter as the case was in court.
According to other APC Senators, the defecting senators had already started attending the meetings of the APC, which was an indication that they had defected.
The Senators that signed the letter are; Umaru Dahiru from Sokoto South, Magnus Ngei Abe from Rivers South-East, Wilson Asinobi Ake from Rivers West, Bindawa Muhammed Jibrilla from Adamawa North and Mohammed Danjuma Goje from Gombe Central.
Others are Aisha Jummai Alhassan from Taraba North, Mohammed Ali Ndume from Borno South, Mohammed Shaba Lafiaji from Kwara North, Abdulahi Adamu from Nasarawa West and Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir from Sokoto East.
A list attached to the letter sent contained 16 names but only 11 signed, indicating their intention to defect. The other Senators in the list that did not sign are; Ahmed Muhammed Maccido from Sokoto North, Saidu Ahmed Alkali from Gombe North, Basheer Garba Mohammed from Kano Central, Ahmed Zanna from Borno Central and Ahmed Hassan Barata from Adamawa South.
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