2027: Two Nasarawa SDP lawmakers defect to APC, Speaker seeks automatic tickets
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Two lawmakers in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Musa Saidu Gude representing Uke/Karshi and Hon. Onarigu Onah Kana representing Udege/Loko, have defected from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Their defections were driven by factors including alignment with the developmental agenda and ideology of the APC.
Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau Ph.D the Speaker of the House announced this during the House proceedings today in Lafia.
The Speaker appreciated the lawmakers for their wise decision to join the APC in the State.
The Speaker appealed to the ruling APC to give the defected members of the House automatic ticket ahead of 2027 general election.
” I want to appeal to the State APC to give the defected lawmakers soft landing via automatic ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections” he said.
The Speaker while reading their defection letters said that they took the decision after due consultations with stakeholders and other people of their constituencies.
Jatau also said their defections to APC followed the developmental strides of Gov. Abdullahi Sule in the State.
It was reported that in their latter’s read separately by the Speaker at the hallowed chambers of the House Hon. Onarigu Kana sited crisis rocking the party at the National level as reason for his defection among other reasons while Hon. Gude said he was motivated by the party’s ideology, programs and policies.
Also speaking, Mr Yarius Dagusa, the State APC Secretary, said that the defection of the lawmakers was a welcome development.
He assured the lawmakers of equal privileges, rights and treatments in the party.
He cautioned APC Gubernatorial aspirants and other aspirants of the party against castigating each others in the social media.
The APC Secretary urged the aspirants to adhere strictly to the party constitution and electoral guidelines ahead of 2027 general elections.
Reacting, Hon. Musa Saidu Gude (Uke/Karshi) and Hon. Onarigu Onah Kana (Udege/Loko) said that their defections were due to the developmental strides of Gov. Abdullahi Sule.
They said that the defections were done after due consultations with the people of their constituencies.
While appreciating their former party, SDP for giving them the platforms to win election, they assured of their continued commitment to provide purposeful leadership in the House and the State at large.
They also assured of their readiness to add value to the progress and development of APC and the state at large.
On his part, the alone SDP lawmaker and member representing Lafia Central constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Solomon Yakubu Akwashiki said that they have the right to defect to APC based on their convictions.
He said that he is still a member of SDP in the state.
” As I am speaking, I am still a member of SDP in the State.
” I will continue to provide the much needed dividends of democracy to my people” he said.
He however, disagreed with one of the lawmaker Hon. Onarigu Onah Kana saying that there is no crisis in SDP as stated in the defection letter.
As at the moment, APC is comfortable leading the House with 15 seats with the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) having 8 and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) One in that order.
