The son of a former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Bello El-Rufai, has defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to African Democratic Congress, ADC.
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Bello El-Rufai is a member of the House of Representatives.
El-Rufai’s defection was announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, during plenary on Thursday.
Tajudeen said that El-Rufai was joining ADC alongside two Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lawmakers from Kaduna State – Umar Ajilo and Suleiman Richifa.
The Speaker also announced the defection of Kamilu Ado, a lawmaker from Kano State, from ADC to Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC.
He equally announced the defection of Joshua Obika, representing AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency of the Federal Capital Territory, from the APC to NDC.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that all the affected members cited internal crises and uncertainty within their former parties as reasons for their defections.
GISTSMATE MEDIA on Tuesday reported that Seventeen members of the House of Representatives defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), further intensifying the wave of political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The defections were formally announced on the floor of the House during plenary, marking one of the most significant shifts within the lower legislative chamber in recent times.
The lawmakers who joined the NDC include Yusuf Datti, Uchenna Okonkwo, Adamu Wakili, Thaddeus Attah, George Ozodinobi, Lilian Orogbu, Oluwaseyi Sowunmi, Peter Aniekwe, Mukhtar Zakari, George Oluwande, Munachim Umezuruike, Emeka Idu, Jesse Onuakalusi, Ifeanyi Uzokwe, Afam Ogene, and Abdulhakeem Ado.
In a related development, Leke Abejide also defected from the ADC, but to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
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