Another Mass Defection To Hit PDP
Intensive discussions are ongoing between members of the APC and several members of the PDP in the House who are tired of the way things are going in the PDP.
"The reason they did not move on Tuesday was part of the strategy of the APC. If they had moved with their colleagues, the number would have been 42, instead of 37. Such a large number moving at the same time could have caused tension on the floor.
"It was part of the strategy that the defection should be done gradually. For the case of Adamawa, it is a done deal; they will move."
The effort by the opposition party to win over PDP lawmakers is in pursuit of APC's determination to push up its numerical strength in the legislative chamber to 212 and take over, totally.
According to Punch, about 40 more PDP lawmakers are considering decamping to the APC.
With the defection of 37 members of the ruling party to the APC last week, the opposition party currently has 172 members in the House, while the PDP has 171.
The next batch of forty lawmakers expected to join the APC in January include five members of the PDP from Adamawa State. Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, is one of the five former PDP governors who defected to the APC last month.
In addition to the five lawmakers from Adamawa State, it was gathered that 35 others from states whose governors did not move to the APC, were on standby.
"These members are with the PDP on the floor, but their hearts are with the APC", a source confirmed.
When contacted, the Minority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, confirmed the findings, saying , "More members are billed to join us in January."
Although, he declined to mention any figure, he stated that there was "no longer any doubt that things will not remain the same by the end of January."
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