A wave of defections swept through the House of Representatives on Thursday as the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, announced that 12 lawmakers had officially switched political parties.

During plenary, Kalu disclosed that six members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

He also announced that six other lawmakers from the Young Progressives Party, YPP, and the Labour Party, LP, had defected to the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

The announcements were formally read on the floor of the House during plenary.

Earlier, DAILY POST reported that three members of the Senate had also defected from the PDP to the APC.

The senators include Ikra Bilbis, who represents Zamfara Central, Aminu Iya Abbas of Adamawa Central, and Amos Yohanna.

Their defections were formally announced during Wednesday’s plenary by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.

The development came shortly after four members of the House of Representatives defected from the PDP and LP to the ruling APC.

Wave of defections hits National Assembly as 12 lawmakers join new parties