16 Senators have decamped from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This was announced by the Senate president, Bukola Saraki on the floor of the senate this morning.
This development is coming a few hours after police officers tried to prevent Saraki from attending Plenary on Tuesday morning.
Saraki reportedly sneacked himself into the Senate complex by driving in a rickety private vehicle.
The names of the Senators who decamped are as follows:
Sen. Lanre Tejuoso
Sen. Shaaba Lafiagi
Sen. Barnabas Gemade
Sen. Dino Melaye.
Sen. Shittu
Sen. Rafiu Ibrahim
Sen. Shitu Ubali
Sen. Isa Misau
Sen. Sulaimon Hunkuyi
Sen. Monsurat Sunmonu
Sen. Mohammed Danbaba
Sen. Bayern Nafada
Sen. Suleiman Nazif
Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso
Sen. Abdulazeez Murtala-Nyako