From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
Four members of the House of Representatives, including Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, daughter of a former governor of Delta State, have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ibori was elected into the House on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to represent Ethiope Federal Constituency of Delta State.
The other four defectors, who were elected on the platform of the Labour Party (LP), are Tochukwu Okere (Imo), Donatus Mathew (Kaduna), Bassey Akiba (Cross River), and Iyawe Esosa (Edo).
The lawmakers announced their defection in separate letters read by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, at Thursday’s plenary.