Four Bauchi PDP Reps join APM
Four members of the House of Representatives in Bauchi State have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
The House Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, read the defection notices from the lawmakers during plenary on Thursday.
The lawmakers include Muhammed Shehu (Zaki federal constituency), Aliyu Garu (Bauchi federal constituency), Sani Tanko (Shira/Giade federal constituency), and Mansur Soro (Darazo/Ganjuwa federal constituency).
Also, Jeremiah Umaru, a lawmaker from Akwanga/Nasarawa Eggon/Wamba federal constituency of Nasarawa State, defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) from the All Progressives Congress.
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