The Speaker of the Zamfara House of Assembly, Bilyaminu Moriki, alongside 12 state assembly members, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.
The speaker announced the lawmakers’ defection during plenary in Gusau on Monday after presenting letters of resignation to the House.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the lawmakers’ defection followed the defection of Governor Dauda Lawal from the PDP to the APC.
NAN also reports that the National Secretariat of the APC has scheduled Tuesday, March 24, to officially receive the governor into the party.
The governor’s reception into the party will be performed by Vice President Kashim Shettima and the national leadership of the APC, alongside former governors of the state.
The defecting lawmakers are expected to be formally received into the APC alongside Gov. Lawal on Tuesday.
