Kogi Lawmakers Dump PDP for APC - We Can't Stand Modu Sheriff and Makarfi

Six lawmakers of the Kogi state House of Assembly, have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the platform on which they were elected, to defect to the APC.

The defectors are John Abah (Ibaji), Adoke Bello (Adavi), Kolawole Atthew (Kabba-Bunu), Ahmed Mohammed (Ankpa 1), Victor Omofaiye (Ijumu) and Kekere Sani-Abdulkareem (Okehi).

In a joint notification letter to the Speaker of the House, Umar Imam, they cited “factional squabbles” in the PDP, as the reason for their action. 

“The PDP has two National Chairmen – Sen. Ali Modu-Sheriff and Sen. Ahmed Makarfi- whose existence for over 10 months has left us uncomfortable, politically.

“In view of the unfortunate division and its negative implications, we have no option than to defect to the APC to be able to accomplish our missions of bringing government closer to our people,’’ the letter further stated.