Kizito Bonzena, the Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The move on Monday preceded the planned defection of Governor Agbu Kefas to the ruling party.
All other principal officers of the state legislature and PDP members of the assembly accompanied Bonzena in the switch.
Viral footage captured the lawmakers exchanging their PDP caps for ones bearing the insignia of President Bola Tinubu. They were also handed brooms, the symbolic emblem of the APC.
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In a statement to journalists on Saturday, Governor Kefas confirmed his intention to leave the PDP.
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He said the defection “has to do with the destiny of Taraba people,” and noted that he would be “expecting a lot of visitors” for the transition ceremony.
“There is going to be a major shift and alignment on November 19,” the governor added. “I will officially transition from PDP to APC. It is a movement that has to do with the destiny of Taraba people.”
Kefas becomes the latest governor to leave the PDP for the APC in 2025, following the departures of Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, Peter Mbah of Enugu, and Douye Diri of Bayelsa.
