Ipalibo Banigo, a senator from Rivers West, left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to Naija News, Banigo declared her decision to align herself politically with President Bola Tinubu’s administration and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara when she announced her defection from the PDP during a Senate plenary on Tuesday, March 10.
Banigo also expressed her desire to support initiatives to promote development in Rivers State in the letter, which was read aloud on the Senate floor by President Godwill Akpabio.
The senator added that she consulted with her people and political associates extensively before deciding to join the APC.
Dauda Lawal, the governor of Zamfara State, has referred to himself as the “last man standing,” stating that he worked hard to stay in the PDP and make sure the party overcame its obstacles.
However, the Governor clarified that any possibility of him staying in the PDP was essentially eliminated by the Appeal Court’s decision on Monday, which rejected the PDP’s Ibadan National Convention.
According to Naija News, Governor Lawal disclosed the information in a statement released on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, in which he provided an explanation for his choice to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The governor stated that numerous attempts to bring about peace and out-of-court agreements were unsuccessful, citing the PDP’s internal strife and ongoing legal disputes as the main causes of his defection.
He expressed his optimism that the party leaders would make amends, pointing out that he was the only governor running for a second term who choose to remain with the PDP.
However, Lawal said that he had to join the APC for the benefit of the Zamfara people because all peace initiatives had failed.
