Nasarawa senator dumps ADC, joins APM weeks after leaving PDP

Nasarawa South senator, Ogoshi Onawo, has dumped the African Democratic Congress, ADC, for the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, less than two weeks after joining the party.

His letter of defection was read at the plenary on Tuesday by the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau.

The lawmaker, in the letter, said he resigned his membership of the ADC in Galadima Ward, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, with effect from June 15.

Onawo disclosed that the decision followed extensive consultations with his constituents, political associates and other key stakeholders.

“This decision is the outcome of careful reflection and wide-ranging consultations with my constituents, political associates, and other critical stakeholders,” the letter read.

According to him, the move was necessitated by the internal challenges facing the ADC.

“It is driven by my firm belief that the prevailing circumstances within the current party structure and the endless legal battle it is currently embroiled in no longer offer the cohesion, support, and enabling environment required for me to focus squarely on effectively representing my constituents and to fully realise the development and progressive mandate they entrusted me.

“However, I now happily join the Allied Peoples Movement, APM. I am grateful for the trust and cooperation I have received from my supporters and well-wishers through this journey,” he added.

DAILY POST reports that his defection came only weeks after he left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the ADC.

He was among nine senators who announced their defection to the ADC during a Senate plenary presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on March 12.