Abaribe Returns to Labour Party as Umeh and Hanga Join NDC in National Assembly Shake-Up

The Senate President has announced a fresh wave of defections in the National Assembly ahead of the 2027 elections. Enyinnaya Abaribe of Abia South has left the ADC to return to the Labour Party. Victor Umeh has also exited the ADC to join the Nigeria Democratic Congress, and Deputy Minority Whip Rufai Hanga moved from NNPP to the NDC. In the House of Representatives, several members including Yusuf Datti, Uchenna Okonkwo, and Lilian Orogbu are now in the NDC after leaving the ADC. Meanwhile, Leke Abejide of Yagba Federal Constituency defected from the ADC to the All Progressives Congress.

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