Members of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Campaign Organisation’s Planning and Strategy Committee has informed the leadership of the All Progressives Congress that about 192 National Assembly are likely to defect the party.
The National Assembly (NASS) members would be defecting from the ruling party to opposition parties.
The development is coming on the heels of the outcome of the party’s primaries elections conducted in May and June of 2022.
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The committee chaired by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, said the potential defectors formed a bulk part of sitting lawmakers that lost in their reelection bid.
Other members of the committee include a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; serving senators Opeyemi Bamidele, Ishaku Abbo, Grace Bent, and Basiru Ajibola; member of the House of Reps, Musa Sarkin-Adar, Komsol Longgap, and Olawale Raji; former senators Adesoji Akanbi, Abu Ibrahim, and Magnus Abe.
Some others are the Director-General, Tinubu Support Group, Umar Mohammed; Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Silas Agara; former deputy governor of Lagos State (under Tinubu), Femi Pedro; Safaa Adam; Amina Indala; Kashim Imam; Akin Awodeyi-Akinseyiwa; Saadatu Garba; Abubakar Sanusi and M.T Usman.
Part of the statement made available to newsmen reads;
“There is a need to reach out to the principal officers of the National Assembly and the party leadership at the national, state, zonal and local government levels to mitigate and assuage the aggrieved persons.
“It is worrisome that 22 serving senators and 170 National Assembly members are set to defect from the APC.”
