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Prominent PDP House of Reps Member from Southeast Defects to APC
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Prominent PDP House of Reps Member from Southeast Defects to APC

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • The lawmaker representing Orlu/Oru East/Orsu Federal Constituency of Imo state in the House of Representatives, Jerry Alagbaoso, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
  • Alagbaoso announced on Tuesday, May 23, that he has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
  • Alagbaoso, who personally read his defection letter, said he left the PDP for the APC because his interests presently align with the governor of his state, Hope Uzodimma

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Orlu, Imo state - Jerry Alagbaoso, the member representing Orlu/Oru East/Orsu Federal Constituency of Imo state in the House of Representatives, has defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the main opposition, the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Alagbaoso made his decision official in a letter presented to Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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The defecting lawmaker's letter was read at plenary, on Tuesday, May 23, Daily Trust reported.

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The member representing Orlu/Oru East/Orsu Federal Constituency of Imo state in the House of Reps, Jerry Alagbaoso, has defected from the PDP to the APC. Photo credit: Honourable Jerry Alagbaoso
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According to Alagbaoso, he is teaming up with the ruling party because he wants to work with Governor Hope Uzodimma "to take Imo state to the mainstream of Nigerian politics", This Day Newspaper also reported.

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Gbajabiamila reacts

Reacting, Nigeria's no. 4 citizen, Femi Gbajabiamila described Alagbaoso’s defection as an “earthquake moment”, due to his pedigree.

Gbajabiamila said that was why he (Alagbaoso) was allowed to read his defection letter instead of the usual custom of the speaker reading.

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In a piece of related news, Legit.ng earlier reported that the Imo state government debunked rumours that Governor Uzodimma was part of the scheme to upstage the senate presidential bid of Senate Godswill Akpabio.

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Legit.ng also reported that ahead of the off-cycle governorship polls in Kogi and Imo states, Primate Elijah Ayodele of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church revealed possible outcomes, upsets and triumphs.

In his latest statement, Primate Ayodele urged the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in Kogi, Senator Dino Melaye, to pray to God in his quest to become governor.

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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