Big Shake-Up for Reps: 27 Lawmakers Jump Ship as 2027 Election Near

 



Fresh wave of defections for House of Representatives don give parties like African Democratic Congress (ADC), All Progressives Congress (APC), and other parties more members as politicians dey realign themselves ahead of 2027 general elections.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, read the notice of defections during plenary on Tuesday.

Total of 27 lawmakers defect for wetin be one major political realignment for Green Chamber, as e remain less than one year before Nigerians go vote for new leaders.

14 of the defectors move go APC. The 8 lawmakers wey join ADC include 5 reps from PDP, 2 from Labour Party (LP), and 1 from APC.

Meanwhile, Action Peoples Party (APP) collect 2 lawmakers — one from PDP and one from LP. Accord Party sef no carry last, as 2 new members from PDP join them, and the party currently dey rule Osun State.

The lawmakers talk say na internal crisis for their former parties make dem decamp.

House of Reps Defectors
Below na list of the lawmakers, their former parties, and where dem dey go:

  1. Aliu Madaki (Deputy Minority Leader) – NNPP → APC – Dala (Kano)
  2. George Ozodinobi (Deputy Minority Whip) – LP → ADC – Njikoka/Anaocha/Dunukofia (Anambra)
  3. Philip Agbese – APC → LP – Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo (Benue)
  4. Ugochinyere Michael Ikeagwuonu – PDP → APP – Ideato (Imo)
  5. Abdussamad Dasuki – PDP → ADC – Kebbe/Tambuwal (Sokoto)
  6. Tijjani Abdulkadir Jobe – NNPP → APC – Tofa/Dawakin-Tofa/Rimingado (Kano)
  7. Seyi Sowunmi – LP → ADC – Ojo (Lagos)
  8. Mohammed Bassi – PDP → APC – Mayo Belwa/Ganye/Jada/Toungo (Adamawa)
  9. Ghali Tijjani Mustapha – NNPP → APC – Ajingi/Albasu/Gaya (Kano)
  10. Shehu Bello – NNPP → APC – Fagge (Kano)
  11. Dankawu Idris – NNPP → APC – Kumbotso (Kano)
  12. Hussain Hassan Shehu – NNPP → APC – Nassarawa (Kano)
  13. Rabiu Yusuf – NNPP → APC – Sumaila/Takai (Kano)
  14. Garba Mohammed Chiroma – NNPP → APC – Gezawa/Gabasawa (Kano)
  15. Ibrahim Mohammed (Kano) – NNPP → APC – Gwale (Kano)
  16. Jaafaru Yakubu – PDP → APC – Bali/Gassol (Taraba)
  17. Sadiq Abbas Tafida – PDP → APC – Jalingo/Yorro/Zing (Taraba)
  18. Ibrahim Mohammed (Kebbi) – PDP → APC – Birnin-Kebbi/Kalgo/Bunza (Kebbi)
  19. Bello Shinkafi – PDP → APC – Shinkafi/Zurmi (Zamfara)
  20. Harris Okonkwo – LP → ADC – Idemili North/South (Anambra)
  21. Yaya Bauchi Tongo – PDP → ADC – Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye (Gombe)
  22. Mustapha Abdullahi – APC → ADC – Ikara/Kubau (Kaduna)
  23. Mani Maishinko Katami – PDP → ADC – Binji/Silame (Sokoto)
  24. Umar Yusuf Yabo – PDP → ADC – Yabo/Shagari (Sokoto)
  25. Nwogu Mathew – LP → APP – Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala (Imo)
  26. Akanni Clement Ademola – PDP → Accord – Boluwaduro/Ifedayo/Ila (Osun)
  27. Oladebo Lanre Olomololaye – PDP → Accord – Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan (Osun)

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