A fresh wave of defections in the House of Representatives has given the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the All Progressives Congress (APC), and other parties more members as politicians intensify realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, read the notices of defection during plenary on Tuesday.
Twenty-seven lawmakers defected in what is one of the major political realignments in the Green Chamber, just less than one year before Nigerians head to the polls to elect their next set of leaders.
Fourteen of the defectors came into the APC. The eight lawmakers who joined the ADC were made up of five reps from the PDP, two from the Labour Party (LP), and one from the APC.
Meanwhile, the Action Peoples Party (APP) got two lawmakers, one each from the PDP and LP. It was a similar story with the Accord Party, with two new House of Representatives members from the PDP joining the party, which now rules Osun State.
The lawmakers said their defections were due to an internal crisis in their former parties.
House of Reps Defectors
Below is a list of the lawmakers, the parties they defected from, and where they are headed:Â
| # | Member of Parliament | Former Party | New Party | Constituency / State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliu Madaki (Deputy Minority Leader) | NNPP | APC | Dala (Kano) |
| 2 | George Ozodinobi (Deputy Minority Whip) | LP | ADC | Njikoka/Anaocha/Dunukofia (Anambra) |
| 3 | Philip Agbese | APC | LP | Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo (Benue) |
| 4 | Ugochinyere Michael Ikeagwuonu | PDP | APP | Ideato (Imo) |
| 5 | Abdussamad Dasuki | PDP | ADC | Kebbe/Tambuwal (Sokoto) |
| 6 | Tijjani Abdulkadir Jobe | NNPP | APC | Tofa/Dawakin-Tofa/Rimingado (Kano) |
| 7 | Seyi Sowunmi | LP | ADC | Ojo (Lagos) |
| 8 | Mohammed Bassi | PDP | APC | Mayo Belwa/Ganye/Jada/Toungo (Adamawa) |
| 9 | Ghali Tijjani Mustapha | NNPP | APC | Ajingi/Albasu/Gaya (Kano) |
| 10 | Shehu Bello | NNPP | APC | Fagge (Kano) |
| 11 | Dankawu Idris | NNPP | APC | Kumbotso (Kano) |
| 12 | Hussain Hassan Shehu | NNPP | APC | Nassarawa (Kano) |
| 13 | Rabiu Yusuf | NNPP | APC | Sumaila/Takai (Kano) |
| 14 | Garba Mohammed Chiroma | NNPP | APC | Gezawa/Gabasawa (Kano) |
| 15 | Ibrahim Mohammed (Kano) | NNPP | APC | Gwale (Kano) |
| 16 | Jaafaru Yakubu | PDP | APC | Bali/Gassol (Taraba) |
| 17 | Sadiq Abbas Tafida | PDP | APC | Jalingo/Yorro/Zing (Taraba) |
| 18 | Ibrahim Mohammed (Kebbi) | PDP | APC | Birnin-Kebbi/Kalgo/Bunza (Kebbi) |
| 19 | Bello Shinkafi | PDP | APC | Shinkafi/Zurmi (Zamfara) |
| 20 | Harris Okonkwo | LP | ADC | Idemili North/South (Anambra) |
| 21 | Yaya Bauchi Tongo | PDP | ADC | Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye (Gombe) |
| 22 | Mustapha Abdullahi | APC | ADC | Ikara/Kubau (Kaduna) |
| 23 | Mani Maishinko Katami | PDP | ADC | Binji/Silame (Sokoto) |
| 24 | Umar Yusuf Yabo | PDP | ADC | Yabo/Shagari (Sokoto) |
| 25 | Nwogu Mathew | LP | APP | Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala (Imo) |
| 26 | Akanni Clement Ademola | PDP | Accord | Boluwaduro/Ifedayo/Ila (Osun) |
| 27 | Oladebo Lanre Olomololaye | PDP | Accord | Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan (Osun) |
