President of the Nigeria Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said it looks like the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is dead.
Akpabio made the statement on Tuesday following the wave of defections by lawmakers from ADC to other political parties, especially the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Labour Party (LP).
While reacting to the development, Akpabio called on lawmakers to adopt a more coordinated process for announcing defections on the floor of the Senate.
“All those defecting from ADC should just compile everything in one paper so that we don’t keep announcing. I think ADC is dead,” he said.
”If you are defecting from Labour, write the names of all of you. If you are going from ADC, write all of you. And if you are entering ADC, you do the same. It’s neater that way than reading one name at a time.”
Similarly, at the House of Representatives, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas also announced the defection of some lawmakers.
Yusuf Datti, Uchenna Okonkwo, Adamu Wakili, Thaddeus Attah, George Ozodinobi, Lilian Orogbu, Oluwaseyi Sowunmi, Peter Aniekwe, Mukhtar Zakari, George Oluwande, and Munachim Umezuruike all defected to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) from the ADC.
Others are Emeka Idu, Jesse Onuakalusi, Ifeanyi Uzokwe, Afam Ogene, and Abdulhakeem Ado.
Also announced was the defection of Leke Abejide, who represents Yagba Federal Constituency of Kogi State, from the ADC to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
