{"id":176602,"date":"2022-04-12T21:04:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T20:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=176602"},"modified":"2022-04-12T21:04:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T20:04:55","slug":"two-anambra-lawmakers-defect-to-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/12\/two-anambra-lawmakers-defect-to-pdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Anambra lawmakers defect to PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two lawmakers in the Anambra State House of Assembly have announced their defection from All Progressives Congress (APC) to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ahead of the 2023 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lawmakers, Douglas Egbuna (Onitsha North I) and John Nwokoye (Awka North), announced their defection at plenary in Awka on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m pleased to announce my defection from APC to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/12\/2023-pdp-consensus-move-not-northern-agenda-saraki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDP<\/a> over reasons best known to me,\u201d Mr Egbuna, who used to be a PDP member and Deputy Minority Whip of the assembly, told his colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking, Mr Nwokoye said: \u201cI want to also officially announce my defection to PDP for personal reasons. I\u2019m no longer a member of APGA and neither am I a member of APC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Minority Leader, Onyebuchi Offor (Ekwusigo), welcomed the lawmakers to PDP, even as he commended them for their decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thank you for deciding to join our accommodating party. We welcome you into our midst as members of PDP in the House of Assembly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defection has increased the number of PDP members in the assembly from six to eight.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the assembly has confirmed the last commissioner-nominee from Governor Charles Soludo, after adopting the report of the House Committee on Screening, headed by Pascal Agbodike.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker, Uche Okafor, gave the name of the commissioner-nominee as Sylvester Ezeokenwa, who would superintend over the Ministry of Special Duties.<\/p>\n<p>NAN reports that the confirmation of the nominee took place through a vote conducted during the plenary.<\/p>\n<p>NAN also recalls that the governor had, in a letter to the assembly, dated April 6, submitted the name of the last commissioner-nominee for screening, thus increasing the number of commissioners to 21.<\/p>\n<p>The House, thereafter, adjourned till April 26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two lawmakers in the Anambra State House of Assembly have announced their defection from All Progressives Congress (APC) to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ahead of the 2023 general elections. 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