The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially welcomed a wave of high-profile defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), marking a significant political shift in the South-South region.
In a statement released on Wednesday and signed by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the ruling party applauded the defection of six members of the House of Representatives and all 22 members of the Delta State House of Assembly including Speaker Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor from the PDP to the APC.
In a parallel development, the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, and several of his colleagues have also joined the APC, bolstering the party’s influence in the region.
“The entrance of these leaders and their supporters into our Party attests to the transformational leadership of President Bola Tinubu,” the statement read, citing the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda and ongoing economic reforms as driving forces behind the shift.
The APC further assured the incoming lawmakers of “cooperation and accommodation” as they transition into what the party described as its “political family.”
This wave of defections signals mounting political realignment ahead of future electoral contests, with the APC positioning itself to consolidate power in historically PDP-dominated territories.
