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Drama in the House of Representatives as PDP lawmakers stage a walkout following the defection of their member to APC



Drama in the House of Representatives as PDP lawmakers stage a walkout following the defection of their member to APC
PDP members in the House of Representatives this afternoon staged a walkout from the chambers after a former member of their party, Nnanna Igbokwe defected to PDP.The grieviance of th PDP members is that the speaker of the house, Yakubu Dogara, failed to declare Igbokwe's sit vacant after his defection.
They asked the Speaker to declare Igbokwe's seat vacant since he came into the chambers on the platform of the party. Observing that the speaker will not do their bidding, the lawmakers staged a walkout from the chambers.

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