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Two lawmakers in the House of Representatives, Ephraim Nwuzi from Rivers State and David Abel from Taraba State, on Wednesday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The lawmakers announced their defection on the floor of the House at resumed plenary in separate letters addressed to the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila.
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In the letters read by Gbajabiamila, both Nwuzi and Abel said their decision to join the ruling party was informed by the charismatic and purposeful leadership of the Speaker.
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives has gone into executive session where only members are allowed in the Chamber. The executive session may not be unconnected with the presentation of the 2021 budget by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Buhari had written the House of Representatives that he would be presenting the 2021 budget before a joint session of the House and Senate on Thursday.
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