Lagos Assembly reacts to purported defection of 27 APC lawmakers to Labour Party

• He urged the public to disregard the story as it is misleading and false and the handwork of persons who want to cause division in the party.

The Lagos State House of Assembly has cleared the air on the rumoured defection of 27 of its members from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to the opposition Labour Party, LP.

The rumoured defection of the lawmakers is coming amid the leadership crisis rocking the assembly.

However, The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Ogundipe Olukayode, has debunked the defection report.

He urged the public to disregard the story as it is misleading and false and the handwork of persons who want to cause division in the party.

“These events in no way suggest any intention by members to leave the party. We emphasise, without any ambiguity, that no member of the Assembly is contemplating defection.

“We were elected under the leadership of the ruling party. The ruling party remains united and focused on delivering its mandate to the people of Lagos State. The falsehood being spread originates from agents of destabilisation who seek to create unnecessary tension and division within the Assembly,” the Assembly said.
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There were rumours that the APC House members have found solace in LP, but the Assembly added that the rumoured defection was aimed to “sow discord and confusion within the Assembly and among the good people of Lagos State”.