Six members of the Rivers chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the house of representatives have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Dumnamere Dekor (Khana/Gokana federal constituency), Solomon Bob (Abua/Odual and Ahoada east federal constituency), Victor Obuzor (Ahoada west/Ogba-Egbema/Ndoni federal constituency), Blessing Amadi (Port Harcourt II federal constituency), and Felix Nweke (Eleme/Oyigbo/Tai federal constituency) are among the legislators.
Their defection comes after the state’s governor, Siminalyi Fubara, defected from the PDP to the APC on December 5, 2025.
Recall that a week before the governor’s defection, 15 members of the Rivers state house of assembly, including Martin Amaewhule, the speaker, had dumped the PDP for the APC.
During Wednesday’s plenary, Speaker of the House Tajudeen Abbas read the lawmaker’s defection letters.
Ajibola Basiru, national secretary; Dayo Israel, national youth leader; Felix Morka, national spokesperson; and Victor Gaidam, national vice-chairman (south south) of the APC, were among the national officers who observed the defection.
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Abbas brought the legislators to the dais for pictures following the defection.
Ali Isa demanded that Abbas declare their seats empty in protest of the defection.
“Go to your ward and defect,” he said.
With the defection, the PDP now has only three members from Rivers in the house of representatives: Chinda; Kenneth Chikere (Port Harcourt I); and Kelechi Nwogu (Etche/Omuma).
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