Prominent PDP House of Reps Member from Southeast Defects to APC

Jerry Alagbaoso, the member representing Orlu/Oru East/Orsu Federal Constituency of Imo state in the House of Representatives, has defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the main opposition, the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Alagbaoso made his decision official in a letter presented to Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The defecting lawmaker's letter was read at plenary, on Tuesday, May 23, Daily Trust reported

According to Alagbaoso, he is teaming up with the ruling party because he wants to work with Governor Hope Uzodimma "to take Imo state to the mainstream of Nigerian politics", This Day Newspaper also reported.

Reacting, Nigeria's no. 4 citizen, Femi Gbajabiamila described Alagbaoso’s defection as an “earthquake moment”, due to his pedigree.

Gbajabiamila said that was why he (Alagbaoso) was allowed to read his defection letter instead of the usual custom of the speaker reading.

In a piece of related news, Legit.ng earlier reported that the Imo state government debunked rumours that Governor Uzodimma was part of the scheme to upstage the senate presidential bid of Senate Godswill Akpabio.

Recall that Senator Akpabio was chosen by the national working committee of the ruling APC and anointed as the preferred candidate of the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.