Finally, House Speaker, Hon. Tambuwal Announces His Defection To The APC House Of Reps Plenary

After months of speculation and denial, the speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives has dumped the ruling  Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for main opposition, All Progressives Congress, APC. 

The Speaker of Nigeria's House of Assembly, Aminu Tambuwal, has formally defected from the People's Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressive Party, APC. The speaker made the announcement at exactly 12.24pm today October 28th during the plenary session of the House.

In a short speech, the speaker said his defection was born out of the yearning of his people in Sokoto state. There are speculations that he's planning to contest for governor of Sokoto State. The House has adjourned seating till December 3rd.