BREAKING: 16 Rivers lawmakers, Speaker, defect from PDP to APC

Sixteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.

Amaewhule announced the lawmakers’ decision during plenary on Friday, citing what he described as a “clear division” within the PDP as the reason for their defection.

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