JUST IN: Two Akwa Ibom Senators Defect from PDP for APC

Sampson Ekong, senator representing Akwa Ibom south, and Aniekan Bassey, the Akwa Ibom north-east lawmaker, have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Senate President Godswill Akpabio read their letters of defection during Wednesday’s plenary.