The PDP is now minority in the House of Representatives . In a historic move, 37 members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday announced a long-awaited defection from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party , PDP, to the All Progressive Congress, APC , thrusting the APC into the lead as the majority party in a House divided for months by PDP’s internal conflicts. With the move, the APC leads the House with 175 members ahead of PDP’s 171. The remaining seats are shared by Labour Party , Democratic Peoples Party, All Progressive Grand Alliance and Accord Party. It is the first time the PDP, in its 14 years of existence, would lose the majority number in any arm of the National Assembly . Members of the PDP say the APC could only take charge of the House if its members hit 181, basing their argument on the rule that requires a simple majority to take over leadership. They argue that for a 360-member house, such majority will be above ...
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