News Update
THE Senate has confirmed the defection of Senators Adamu Aliero representing Kebbi Central, Yahaya Abdullahi of Kebbi North Senatorial District, and Garba Maidoki from Kebbi South senatorial zone, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The defection was formally announced during a plenary session on Tuesday, following their recent resignation from the opposition PDP.
With this move, the number of APC senators in the 10th National Assembly has increased to 68, further strengthening the party’s majority in the upper chamber.
The National Chairman of the APC – Abdullahi Ganduje, Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, and Minister of State, Humanitarian Affairs, Yusuf Sununu, among were present at the event.
Following the defection, the composition of the Senate now stands as follows:
APC – 68, PDP – 30, Labour Party – 5, NNPP – 1, SDP – 2, and APGA – 1.
Their official defection came days after they announced their move to the ruling party following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu.
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