Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun’s preferred candidate, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade and two more members of the House of Representatives, on Thursday, dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress [APC].
APC’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also suffered loss after another lawmaker of its fold abandoned the party.
Other lawmakers who made the move are Rabi’u Kaugama (Jigawa State), Mohammed Ajalah (Kogi State) and Salisu Koko (Kebbi State).
Akinlade moved to the Allied People’s Movement, Kaugama to Social Democratic Party, Ajalah to PDP, and Salisu to SDP.
Akinlade is the choice governorship candidate of Governor Ibikunle Amosun for the APC in Ogun State but the party had recognised Mr Dapo Abiodun as its candidate.
It would be recalled that four members of the House had last week dumped the APC for various parties.
The gale of defections in the National Assembly ahead of the 2019 general election signals that the woes of the two leading political parties are far from over.