ABUJA, Nigeria: 17 members of Nigeria‘s House of Representatives defected from the African Democratic Congress to the Nigerian Democratic Congress on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Okay News reports that the political transfers occurred on the floor of the legislative chamber during plenary.
An additional lawmaker altered his political affiliation during the same session.
Leke Abejide transferred his membership from the African Democratic Congress to the All Progressives Congress.
The changes in party membership were officially read to the legislative body on Tuesday.
