A member of the House of Representatives, Amos Daniel, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The defection was announced on Wednesday during plenary, presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. Representing Jema’a/Sanga Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, Daniel said his decision followed extensive consultations with community leaders, traditional rulers, and youth groups across his constituency.
He explained that the move was guided by the need to pursue more effective representation and access development opportunities through alignment with the ruling party. “This decision was not made hastily but after months of reflection. My people’s expectations for infrastructure, security, and empowerment can best be achieved through partnership with the APC,” he stated.
Speaker Abbas welcomed Daniel to the party, urging him to stay focused on service delivery and unity among his constituents, regardless of political differences.
Meanwhile, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has predicted that Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, will soon join the APC, describing him as “a natural progressive” whose ideals align with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s.
Kalu, who spoke to journalists at the National Assembly in Abuja on Monday, said Soludo, currently of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), would eventually find common ground with the APC once certain political issues are resolved.
“Soludo is a progressive like President Tinubu, like me, like the Senate President. He has no choice but to join us,” Kalu said.
He noted that several politicians were already gravitating toward the APC because of what he called Tinubu’s “visionary and inclusive leadership,” stressing that no one was being forced to defect. “People are coming on their own because they see the direction of progress,” he added.
The senator also vowed to strengthen the APC’s presence in the South East ahead of the 2027 general elections, pledging full support for his younger brother’s political aspirations under the APC banner.