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A member representing Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Idris Salman, on Tuesday, quit his party and defected to the All Progressives Congress.
Salman was elected in the 2023 National Assembly election on the platform of the African Democratic Congress.
He said his decision became necessary after consultations with his constituents.
The lawmaker said, “I took this decision after wide-range consultations with members of my constituency.”
The announcement was made during a plenary session on Tuesday, where the letter of defection was read by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas.
Amid cheers from APC lawmakers, the Minority Whip of the House, Ali Isah, urged the Speaker to declare Salman’s seat vacant, urging him to seek the nomination of his new party if he wished to return to the legislative chamber.
