Six Labour Party Lawmakers Defect To PDP In Enugu

Six members of the Enugu State House of Assembly elected under the Labour Party (LP) have officially defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which is the ruling party in the state.

Their letters of defection of the were read during plenary session by the Speaker of the House, Uche Ugwu. They cited incessant crisis and leadership tussle bedeviling the Party as their reason for defection.

They also stated that the defection would help the state Governor, Gov. Peter Mbah, achieve his campaign promises.

The defectors are, Ejike Ezeh, Pius Ezugwu, Obiajulu Ugwu, Osita Eze, William Amuka and Johnson Ani.

With this, the Peoples Democratic Party now has reclaimed the majority of 18 members while the Labour Party has 6 members.