BREAKING: Labour Party Loses Another Top National Assembly Member to APC

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FCT, Abuja – Ajang Iliya, a member of the Labour Party (LP) caucus in the house of representatives, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

As reported by The Punch, Iliya’s defection was announced by Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives during plenary on Thursday, December 12, after he read a letter from the lawmaker.

In the letter, Iliya, who represents Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency, Plateau state, cited the ongoing crisis in the LP as his reason for leaving.

He is the latest member of the party to leave for the APC.

Furthermore, Iliya stated that he “finds it difficult to align with LP’s position on current issues.”

5 LP house of reps members join APC

Earlier, TheTalk.NG reported that five LP house of representatives members – Esosa Iyawe (Edo), Tochukwu Okere (Imo), Donatus Matthew (Kaduna), Bassey Akiba (Cross River), and Daulyop Fom (Plateau) – left the party.

The defecting federal lawmakers joined the APC.

Source: TheTalk.NG

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