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Peter Makinde, the lawmaker representing
Ondo east/Ondo west federal constituency, has defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the All Progressive Congress (APC).
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Makinde cited leadership crisis and division within his party as the reason for defection.
His defection brings to three the number of lawmakers that have defected to the APC within two plenary sessions.
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Last Tuesday, two lawmakers from the green chamber joined the APC.
Blessing Onuh, the lawmaker representing Otukpo/Ohimini federal constituency, defected from the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) to the APC.
Also, Yakubu Abdullahi, the member representing Bauchi federal constituency, dumped the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) for APC.
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Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has officially declared to contest the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State.
Soludo who made his intention know before the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), State Working Committee at the party headquarters Awka, on Thursday evening, said he is contesting the election to retain the party that has maintained the pride of Ndi-Anambra for 16 years.
He described the election as consequential to the party survival.
He urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), to think of the 2023 general elections and not the November 6 guber polls, boasting that the opposition parties have nothing to offer Ndi-Anambra rather than deceit.