The Speaker of Zamfara State House of Assembly, Bilyaminu Moriki, and 12 other members of the assembly have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The speaker announced their defection during Monday’s plenary in Gusau.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lawmakers’ are following the footsteps of the state Governor, Dauda Lawal, who also left PDP for APC.
With their defection, the lawmakers would be part of Tuesday’s rally organised by the APC National leadership for the Zamfara defectors.
Moriki said the lawmakers’ unanimous decision was to support Governor Lawal to bring more development to the state.
“We received full support from our constituencies before taking the decision to leave the PDP for the APC. Our decision is aimed at encouraging smooth collaboration between the state and the federal government.”
NAN reports that with the defection of the 12 lawmakers, all 24 members of the state assembly are now members of the APC.
NAN
