FULL LIST: Mass Defections Hit House Of Reps Ahead Of 2027 Elections as APC, ADC Gain Lawmakers
Not less than 27 members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday dumped their political parties in what is one of the largest waves of defections in the Green Chamber ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, read the notices of defection during plenary.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) recorded the highest number of new entrants, gaining 14 lawmakers, including eight from Kano State who defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) also gained significant ground with eight lawmakers joining its ranks. The defectors into ADC include five from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), two from the Labour Party (LP), and one from the APC.
Other parties also recorded gains, with the Action Peoples Party (APP) receiving two lawmakers, one each from the PDP and LP, while the Accord Party gained two members, both from the PDP. One lawmaker defected from the APC to LP.
The development further strengthens the APC’s dominance in the House, pushing its membership to about 280 out of the 360 lawmakers.
The plenary session where the defections were announced was attended by prominent political figures, including Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, and former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
Most of the lawmakers cited internal crises within their former parties as the reason for their defections.
Full List Of Defecting Lawmakers:
Aliu Madaki (Deputy Minority Leader); NNPP to APC — Dala (Kano)
George Ozodinobi (Deputy Minority Whip); LP to ADC — Njikoka/Anaocha/Dunukofia (Anambra)
Philip Agbese; APC to LP — Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo (Benue)
Ugochinyere Michael Ikeagwuonu; PDP to APP — Ideato (Imo)
Abdussamad Dasuki; PDP to ADC — Kebbe/Tambuwal (Sokoto)
Tijjani Abdulkadir Jobe; NNPP to APC — Tofa/Dawakin-Tofa/Rimingado (Kano)
Seyi Sowunmi; LP to ADC — Ojo (Lagos)
Mohammed Bassi; PDP to APC — Mayo Belwa/Ganye/Jada/Toungo (Adamawa)
Ghali Tijjani Mustapha; NNPP to APC — Ajingi/Albasu/Gaya (Kano)
Shehu Bello; NNPP to APC — Fagge (Kano)
Dankawu Idris; NNPP to APC — Kumbotso (Kano)
Hussain Hassan Shehu; NNPP to APC — Nassarawa (Kano)
Rabiu Yusuf; NNPP to APC — Sumaila/Takai (Kano)
Garba Mohammed Chiroma; NNPP to APC — Gezawa/Gabasawa (Kano)
Ibrahim Mohammed (Kano); NNPP to APC — Gwale (Kano)
Jaafaru Yakubu; PDP to APC — Bali/Gassol (Taraba)
Sadiq Abbas Tafida; PDP to APC — Jalingo/Yorro/Zing (Taraba)
Ibrahim Mohammed (Kebbi); PDP to APC — Birnin-Kebbi/Kalgo/Bunza (Kebbi)
Bello Shinkafi; PDP to APC — Shinkafi/Zurmi (Zamfara)
Harris Okonkwo; LP to ADC — Idemili North/South (Anambra)
Yaya Bauchi Tongo; PDP to ADC — Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye (Gombe)
Mustapha Abdullahi; APC to ADC — Ikara/Kubau (Kaduna)
Mani Maishinko Katami; PDP to ADC — Binji/Silame (Sokoto)
Umar Yusuf Yabo; PDP to ADC — Yabo/Shagari (Sokoto)
Nwogu Mathew; LP to APP — Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala (Imo)
Akanni Clement Ademola; PDP to Accord — Boluwaduro/Ifedayo/Ila (Osun)
Oladebo Lanre Olomololaye; PDP to Accord — Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan (Osun)
