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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The lawmaker representing Orlu/Oru East/Orsu Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives, Hon Jerry Alagbaoso, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Alagbaoso disclosed this in a letter presented to the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, at plenary, on Tuesday.
The lawmaker, who later read the letter, said he defected because he wants to work with Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, to take the state to the mainstream of Nigerian politics and “bring more dividends of democracy to the people.”
Gbajabiamila described Alagbaoso’s defection as an “earthquake moment” because of his political stature.
He said that was why he was allowed to read his defection letter by himself instead of the usual practice when the Speaker reads the letter submitted by a defecting lawmaker.