Three lawmakers elected to the Kaduna state House of Assembly on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Also, Danjuma La’ah, a two- term former senator who represented Kaduna South senatorial zone on the platform of the PDP, has resigned his membership of the party.
The three state lawmakers who decamped to the APC includes Henry Mara, representing Jaba state constituency, Emmanuel Kantiok, Zonkwa constituency and Samuel Kamabai, representing Zangon Kataf constituency.
Their defection was contained in letters addressed to the chairmen of the PDP in their various wards.
Their defection came few days after Amos Magaji, a federal lawmaker,
representing Zangon Kataf/Jaba Federal Constituency decamped from the PDP to the APC.
The three lawmakers, explained that their defection was “to align with the ruling APC in the state, the sterling leadership and performance exhibited by Governor Uba Sani, the state governor.”
They added that “the political future of their constituents was sacrosanct, and they believed that they would serve their people better in the APC.”
Mara, who is the chairman, House Committee on Information said, “the popularity of the PDP and dominance in Southern Kaduna have crumbled.”
According to him, the achievements of Governor Sani have erased animosity towards the ruling APC as peace, security, and unity have returned to Southern Kaduna under the present administration.
“A major realignment in the power structure of the House of Assembly is looming as we’re expecting more opposition members to dump the PDP for APC”, Mara said.
On his own, La’ah who tendered his resignation letter to the PDP chairman in his Mallagum Ward, Kaura Local Government Area, on February 4, said his decision to leave the PDP was personal.
He did not however disclose the party he would be moving to.
