– Former governor of Plateau state, Senator Joshua Dariye dumps PDP for APC
– Senator Dariye cited the current crisis rocking the PDP at the national level as his main reason for dumping the umbrella party Senator Joshua Chibi Dariye, the former governor of Plateau state and senator representing Plateau Centre at the red chamber on Thursday, September 22, dumped his traditional political party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Dariye official defection was contained in a letter he submitted to the Senate and was read by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki at the close of today’s plenary.
Former governor of Plateau state, Senator Joshua Dariye dumps PDP for APC It was gathered that Dariye at plenary session today, crossed immediately from the wing where his former party members sat and joined his new brothers and sisters at the other wing. While addressing the National Assembly Press at the end of the plenary, Senator Dariye cited the current crisis rocking the PDP at the national level as his main reason for dumping the umbrella party.
With Senator Dariye’s defection, the number of PDP Senators in the red chamber has been reduced to 42 while the APC with the majority now stands at 60. Labour Party has only one Senator. The spasm of re-run elections directed by the Court of Appeal the number of serving senators from 109 to 103 as six senators were affected.
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