Six members of the House of Representatives from Delta State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), while two lawmakers from the Labour Party (LP) crossed over to the PDP.
Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, read the defection notices during plenary on Tuesday.
Those who moved from the PDP to the APC include Victor Nwokolo (Ika North East/Ika South), Julius Pondi (Burutu), Thomas Ereyitomi (Warri Federal Constituency), Nicholas Mutu (Bomadi/Patani), Ukodhiko Jonathan (Isoko North/Isoko South), and Ezechi Nnamdi (Ndokwa/Ukwuani).
Meanwhile, Obetta Chidi (Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South) and Dennis Agbo (Igbo-Eze North/Udenu) left the Labour Party to join the PDP.
