Former Governor of Plateau State and Senator representing
Plateau Centre at the red chamber on Thursday announced his official defection
from his traditional political party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the
ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Having written officially to the Senate, the letter which
was read by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki at the close of today’s
plenary, the 2-term Governor of Plateau State crossed immediately from the wing
where his former party members sat and joined his new brothers and sisters at
the other wing.
Addressing the National Assembly Press at the end of the
plenary, Senator Dariye cited the current crisis rocking the PDP at the
national level as his main reason for dumping the umbrella party.
It could be recalled that the hitherto largest party in
Africa, PDP has been engulfed in crises recently at the National level where
Senator Ali Modu Sheriff is dragging the number one stool with the constituted
caretaker committee under Senator Ahmed Makarfi.
With the defection of Senator Dariye, the number of PDP
Senators in the red chamber has been reduced to 43 while the APC still holds
majority with 59 and Labour Party has only one Senator.
-dailypost
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