Kwankwaso and 13 other senators defect to PDP

The ruling All Progressive Congress on Tuesday 24 July, 2018 loose fourteen(14) senators to the opposition party PDP.

The senate president, Bukola Saraki made the announcement on tuesday during a plenary. After the announcement, the defected sentors started shouting "PDP".

The Senate majority leader, Lawal Ahmed appealed to the defected senators not to defect noting that no matter the disagreement rocking the party it does no warrant the senators to defect.

The defected senators ignored the calling of the leader.

See names of defected senators and their states.

1. Senator Rabi'u Kwankwaso {Kano Central}.
2. Senator Dino Malaye {Kogi West}.
3. Senator Adesoji Akanbi {Oyo South}.
4. Senator Monsurat Sonmonu {Oyo Central}.
5. Senator Rafiu Ibrahim {Kwara South}.
6. Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi {Kaduna North}.
7. Senator Lanre Tojuoso {Ogun Central}.
8. Senator Usman Nafada {Gombe}.
9. Senator Ibrahim Danbaba {Sokoto}. Others who also defected to the Peoples Democratic Party are;

10. Senator Mohammed Shittu {Jigawa}.
11. Senator Isa Misau {Bauchi}.
12  Senator Suleiman Nazif {Bauchi}.
13. Senator Shaaba Lafiagi {Kwara}.
14. Senator Barnabas Gemade {Benue}.