Six Rivers PDP lawmakers switch to APC amid party crisis
Six members of the House of Representatives from Rivers State have left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers cited internal divisions and unresolved issues within the PDP as their reason for defecting. Their move was announced in the House by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas on June 5, 2025. The defectors pledged support for President Bola Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda.
Key takeaways
- Six PDP lawmakers—Robinson Dekor, Solomon Bob, Cyril Hart, Victor Obuzor, Blessing Amadi, and Felix Nwaeke—defected to the APC on June 5, 2025.
- The lawmakers blamed divisions and unresolved political crises in the PDP for their decision.
- Their defection leaves the PDP with only two representatives in the Rivers State caucus of the House.
- Last week, three other PDP members from Rivers State also joined the APC.
- The defectors expressed their intention to align with President Bola Tinubu's agenda.
