Six PDP Lawmakers Defect to APC as Political Realignments Continue

Six PDP Lawmakers Defect to APC as Political Realignments Continue

Six members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement was made on Thursday, marking another wave of defections from the opposition party to the ruling party.

The lawmakers who crossed over to the APC include Unyime Idem (Ukanafun/Oruk Anam), Esin Etim (Mbo/Okobo/Oron/Udung Uko/Urue), Ekpo Asuquo (Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium), Uduak Odudoh (Ikot Abasi/Mkpat Enin/Eastern Obolo), Okpolupm Etteh (Eket/Esit Eket/Ibeno/Onna), and Okon Bassey (Itu/Ibiono Ibom), all representing constituencies in Akwa Ibom State.

In addition to the PDP members, Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), who represents the Ikono/Ini federal constituency, has also declared his allegiance to the APC.

These defections come on the heels of the unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) by an opposition coalition on Wednesday. While several PDP figures have shifted their loyalty to the newly revived ADC, others are opting to align with the APC, signaling a period of intense political realignment ahead of the next electoral cycle.