Six Rivers PDP Rep members defect to APC

Six members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Rivers State in the House of Representatives from Rivers State have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The defecting lawmakers are Dumnamere Dekor (Khana/Gokana), Solomon Bob (Abua/Odual and Ahoada East), Hart Cyril (Degema/Bonny), Victor Obuzor (Ahoada West/Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni), Blessing Amadi (Port Harcourt II), and Felix Nweke (Eleme/Oyigbo/Tai).

In a letter read on the floor of the House by the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, during plenary on Tuesday. the lawmakers cited the unresolved leadership crisis within the PDP as the reason for their decision, noting that the situation had made it difficult for them to function effectively within the party.

The lawmakers opined that the decision to join the APC was taken after extensive consultations, adding that the ruling party, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, which offers a better platform to serve their constituents.

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The defectors who are said to loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, said they took the decision after due consultations with their constituents.

Their defection is coming two week after Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara defected from the PDP to the APC on December 5, 2025.

It also follows the defection of 15 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, including Speaker Martin Amaewhule, who left the PDP for the APC a week before the governor’s move.

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