Four Labour Party (LP) House of Representative members have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Henzodaily learnt that Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, announced the defection of the lawmakers on the floor of the green chamber on Thursday.
The Labour Party has been marred with crisis after the 2023 election with some chieftains leaving the party.
The lawmakers that defected to APC are are Esosa Iyawe (Edo), Tochukwu Okere (Imo), Donatus Matthew (Kaduna), and Bassey Akiba (Cross River).
Also, a lawmaker, Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu (Delta), dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC.
The now-former Labour Party lawmakers cited division within their party as the main reason for their defection.
In related news, the Labour Party in Edo State has downplayed the resignation of its former governorship aspirant, Kenneth Imasuagbon, describing him as not a committed party member.
Imasuagbon tendered his resignation via a letter addressed to the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, with a copy sent to his Ward 2 chairman in Ewohimi, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State.
In his letter, the former member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) criticized the Labour Party, citing its internal challenges.
However, in an exclusive interview with Punch, the Labour Party’s Publicity Secretary in Edo State, Sam Uruopa, dismissed Imasuagbon’s departure, asserting that it would not impact the party.