NewsNasarawa Gov, Entourage Storm House, As PDP Reps Member Defects To APC

Nasarawa Gov, Entourage Storm House, As PDP Reps Member Defects To APC

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July 07, (THEWILL) – A Member of the House of Representatives from Nasarawa State, Jonathan Gbefwi Gaza, on Wednesday announced his defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, read the letter of defection from Gaza to members on the floor of the House.

Earlier, a high-powered delegation from Nasarawa State, including the Governor, former governors-turned senators, and the leadership of the APC, had stormed the chamber to witness the defection.

The Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, had prayed the House to, pursuant to Order 21, Rule 8 (1) (iii), (iv) (x) and (2) of the Standing Orders, “do admit into the chamber, His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Engineer Abdullahi A. Sule; Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Senator Umaru Tanko Al–Makura, Senator Godiya Akwashiki, Hon. Ahmed Aliyu Wadada, Hon. Mohammed Al–Makura, Hon. Joseph Kigbu; State Chairman, APC, Chief John Mamman; State Secretary, APC, Alh. Aliyu Bello; and the Chairman, APC Nasarawa-West Senatorial Zone to witness the formal defection of Hon. Jonathan Gbefwi Gaza from the PDP to the APC.”

The guests were led into the chamber, after which Gaza made a formal defection to the APC.

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